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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fic·tion
noun \ˈfik-shən\Definition of FICTION
1
a : something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically : an invented story b : fictitious literature (as novels or short stories) c : a work of fiction; especially : novel
2
a : an assumption of a possibility as a fact irrespective of the question of its truth <a legal fiction> b : a useful illusion or pretense
3
: the action of feigning or of creating with the imagination
— fic·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— fic·tion·al·i·ty \ˌfik-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— fic·tion·al·ly \ˈfik-shnə-lē, -shə-nəl-ē\ adverb
See Examples of FICTION
- She believes the fiction that crime rates are up.
- <most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact>
Origin of FICTION
Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to shape, fashion, feign — more at dough
First Known Use: 14th century
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- fact, materiality, reality
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