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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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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

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   Fiction is a type of book or story that is not based on real people or facts, or a false statement that you pretend is true. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of fiction from Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     literature. the type of book or story that is written about...

   • Znaczenie Fiction, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     fiction definicja: 1. the type of book or story that is...

   • Fiction: Korean Translation

     FICTION translate: 소설. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fiction: Arabic Translation

     FICTION translate: خَيال. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fiction: Polish Translation

     fiction translate: beletrystyka, literatura (piękna ),...

   • Fiction: Indonesian Translation

     fiction translate: fiksi. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fiction: Malay Translation

     fiction translate: cerita rekaan. Learn more in the...

   • Fiction: German Translation

     fiction translate: die Dichtung. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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

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   Jul 4, 2012 · Learn the meaning of fiction as a noun, with synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases. Fiction is something invented by the imagination or feigned, especially an invented story or a work of literature.

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

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   Fiction is a type of book or story that is not based on real people and facts, or a false report that you pretend is true. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and collocations of fiction with examples from various sources.

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

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   noun. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form. works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction. something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story: We've all heard the fiction of her being in delicate health. Synonyms: fantasy, fable. Antonyms: fact.

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

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   Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. [1] [2] [3] Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility.

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

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   Fiction is a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones. Learn how to use the word fiction in different contexts, such as genres, idioms and collocations, with examples and pronunciation.

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

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   Fiction is a literary genre that involves imaginary people and events, or a statement that is not true. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of fiction with Collins English Dictionary.