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fiction (noun)

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  • fiction — ► NOUN 1) prose literature, especially novels, describing imaginary events and people. 2) invention as opposed to fact. 3) a false belief or statement, accepted as true for the sake of convenience. DERIVATIVES fictional adjective fictionality… …   English terms dictionary

  • fiction — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fiction — noun 1 stories that are not true ADJECTIVE ▪ contemporary, modern ▪ classic ▪ popular, pulp ▪ literary, serious …   Collocations dictionary

  • fiction — fic·tion n: legal fiction fic·tion·al adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fiction …   Law dictionary

  • fiction — noun 1) the popularity of South American fiction Syn: novels, stories, (creative) writing, (prose) literature; informal lit 2) the president dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction Syn: fabrication, invention, lies, fibs, untruth, false …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fiction — noun 1 (U) books and stories about imaginary people and events: popular fiction opposite non­fiction 2 (C) something that people want you to believe is true but which is not true: preserving the fiction of his happy childhood …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fiction — noun 1) the traditions of British fiction Syn: novels, stories, literature, creative writing 2) this is an absolute fiction Syn: fabrication, invention, lie, fib, tall story, untruth …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • fiction — noun 1》 prose literature, especially novels, describing imaginary events and people. 2》 a thing that is invented or untrue.     ↘a false belief or statement, accepted as true because it is expedient to do so. Derivatives fictional adjective… …   English new terms dictionary

  • fiction — noun a) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. The company’s accounts contained a number of blatant fictions. b) Invention. I am a great reader of fiction. Syn: fabrication …   Wiktionary

  • fiction — late 14c., something invented, from O.Fr. ficcion (13c.) dissimulation, ruse; invention, and directly from L. fictionem (nom. fictio) a fashioning or feigning, noun of action from pp. stem of fingere to shape, form, devise, feign, originally to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fiction */*/ — UK [ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms fiction : singular fiction plural fictions 1) [uncountable] books and stories about imaginary events and people. Books that give facts about real events, things, or people are called non fiction Hardy wrote… …   English dictionary

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