fiction
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈfɪkʃən/
:
invención
- True history, like fiction, is filled with stories.
- fact and fiction
- reality and fiction
- merely a fiction
And he says in Crash, there's neither fiction nor reality.
- And he says in Crash, there's neither fiction nor reality.
- How people can't quite work out that it's fiction is bizarre to me.
- After all, everyone knows the old phrase fiction is stranger than truth.
- Just like the fictions in various VR games that we play.
- So that is fiction, but now let's talk about facts.
- Man, that's a deeper truth than calling it mere fiction can capture.
- In today's world, fiction can indeed be stranger than so-called truth.
- So what if this is not really just fiction?
- I mean this, come on, it's definite fiction, right?
- Much of what we take to be real is, is, is fictions.
Examples
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How are they to separate fiction from fact?
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I believe the convergence of electronic fiction and computer games should be taken seriously indeed.
Academic text (1999) -
The second statement was obviously fiction, right?
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So yes, it is fiction, but it's fun to see.
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One of the first things I tell my fiction class is, "Make sure your characters want something."
Academic text (2011) -
I repeat, nothing tells more about these people than does the fiction of the particular day.
Fiction book (1993) -
After all, everyone knows the old phrase fiction is stranger than truth.
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This is a pleasant fiction, isn't it?
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But anyway, he's also an author of fiction, essays and poetry.
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Many readers enjoy escaping into fiction because it allows them to explore imaginary worlds.
Synonyms
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1.0
A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people
19
4.0
A story that says things are bigger or more amazing than they really are to be funny
15
3.4
A made-up story told to hide the truth or deceive people
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4.9
A false story told to trick or impress people
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4.6
A made-up story used to avoid blame or trick people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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2.7
Stories about made-up science and technology, often set in the future or outer space
- Literature
A story that teaches religious or moral lessons instead of showing real life
How False
Surface Forms
Morphology
fiction = fict + ion
The stem 'fict' is a Latin combining form that is not a standalone modern English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning of 'fiction' from its parts.
Etymology
The word fiction comes from the Latin root fingere, which means 'to shape' or 'to make', and it is like the English word figment ('a made-up thing'). So fiction is something 'made up' and not true.