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   fiction

   /ˈfɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people. Similar novelsstoriescreative writingimaginative writingworks of the imaginationprose literaturenarrationstory tellingromancefableOpposite non-fiction
   • 2. something that is invented or untrue: "they were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married" Similar fabricationinventionliesfibsconcoctiontrumped-up storyfake newsalternative factuntruthfalsehoodfantasyfancyillusionshamnonsensevulgar slang:bullshitbulldustOpposite facttruth
   • ▪ a belief or statement that is false but is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so: "the notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘invented statement’): via Old French from Latin fictio(n-), from fingere ‘form, contrive’. Compare with feign and figment.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fictionist noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFICTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FICTION definition: 1. the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fictionFiction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   fiction: [noun] fictitious literature (such as novels or short stories).

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › fictionFICTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Fiction definition: the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.. See examples of FICTION used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFICTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FICTION meaning: 1. the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on…. Learn more.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FictionFiction - Wikipedia

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   Fiction writing is the process by which an author or creator produces a fictional work. Some elements of the writing process may be planned in advance, while others may come about spontaneously. Fiction writers use different writing styles and have distinct writers' voices when writing fictional stories.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFICTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. literary works invented by the imagination, such as novels or short stories 2. an invented story or explanation;.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfiction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Collocations Literature Literature Being a writer. write/ publish literature/ poetry/ fiction/ a book/ a story/ a poem/ a novel/ a review/ an autobiography; become a writer/ novelist/ playwright; find/ have a publisher/ an agent; have a new book out; edit/ revise/ proofread a book/ text/ manuscript; dedicate a book/ poem to…; Plot, character and atmosphere

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFICTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FICTION definition: 1. literature and stories about imaginary people or events: 2. something that is not true or real: . Learn more.

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    A fiction is a deliberately fabricated account of something. It can also be a literary work based on imagination rather than on fact, like a novel or short story.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › FICTIONFiction - definition of fiction by The Free Dictionary

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    Define fiction. fiction synonyms, fiction pronunciation, fiction translation, English dictionary definition of fiction. literature consisting of imaginative stories and characters, as novels and short stories: Her book is a work of fiction.; the act of feigning, ...