English
fiction
Etymology

From Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictiō, from fingō ("to form, mold, shape, devise, feign").

Pronunciation
  • enPR: fĭk′-shən, IPA: /ˈfɪk.ʃən/
Noun

fiction

  1. (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
    I am a great reader of fiction.
    the fiction section of the library
  2. A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).
    The company’s accounts contained a number of blatant fictions.
    The butler’s account of the crime was pure fiction.
    separate the fact from the fiction
  3. (legal) A legal fiction.
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