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

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

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

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   An illustration from Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, depicting the fictional protagonist, Alice, playing a fantastical game of croquet. Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility.

4. 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.

5. www.goodreads.com › genres › fictionFiction Books - Goodreads

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   Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real. More specifically, fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes.

6. literarydevices.net › fictionFiction - Examples and Definition of Fiction as a Literary Device

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   There are now seven major genres of fiction as given below.. Fantasy: It involves imaginative fiction having a fictional universe, mythological character, and magical environment.; Historical Fiction: This type of fiction involves historical characters, situations, and events. Contemporary Fiction: This genre involves modern and postmodern fiction with modern and postmodern characters, events ...

7. www.supersummary.com › fictionFiction in Literature: Definition & Examples | SuperSummary

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   Fiction (FICK-shun) is a literary genre comprised of narratives that aren’t factual but are, instead, products of the authors’ imaginations. Fiction is the opposite of nonfiction, a literary genre consisting of historically accurate narratives about real people or events. Fiction writers construct imaginary worlds, typically with symbolism, thematic elements, and aesthetic value.

8. www.britannica.com › art › fiction-literatureFiction | literature | Britannica

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Fiction, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella. The word is from the Latin fictiō, “the act of making, fashioning, or

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFICTION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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