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fictions

One entry found.

Main Entry:
fic·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of fiction
Pronunciation:
\ˈfik-shən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to shape, fashion, feign — more at dough
Date:
14th century
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 : novel2 a: an assumption of a possibility as a fact irrespective of the question of its truth <a legal fiction> b: a useful illusion or pretense3: the action of feigning or of creating with the imagination
fic·tion·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of fictional \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
fic·tion·al·i·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of fictionality \ˌfik-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
fic·tion·al·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of fictionally \ˈfik-shnə-lē, -shə-nəl-ē\ adverb


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