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fiction

noun

fic·​tion ˈfik-shən How to pronounce fiction (audio)
1
a
: something invented by the imagination or feigned
specifically : an invented story
… I'd found out that the story of the ailing son was pure fiction. Andrew A. Rooney
b
: fictitious literature (such as novels or short stories)
was renowned as a writer of fiction
c
: a work of fiction
especially : novel
Her latest work is a fiction set during the Civil War.
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
it was only a fiction of independence his mother gave him; he was almost totally under her power G. A. Wagner
3
: the action of feigning or of creating with the imagination
She engaged in fiction to escape painful realities.
fictionality
ˌfik-shə-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce fiction (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ficcioun "invention of the mind," borrowed from Middle French fiction, borrowed from Latin fictiōn-, fictiō "action of shaping or molding, feigning, pretense, legal fiction," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at feign

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fiction was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing fiction

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