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| 1. | [ adjective ] related to or involving literary fiction | |
| Examples: | "clever fictional devices" "a fictional treatment of the train robbery" |
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| Related terms: | nonfictional fiction | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] formed or conceived by the imagination | |
| Synonyms: | fancied fictitious invented made-up fabricated | |
| Examples: | "a fabricated excuse for his absence" "a fancied wrong" "a fictional character" "used fictitious names" "a made-up story" |
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| Related terms: | unreal | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] formed or conceived by the imagination | |
| Synonyms: | fancied fictitious invented made-up fabricated | |
| Examples: | "a fabricated excuse for his absence" "a fancied wrong" "a fictional character" "used fictitious names" "a made-up story" |
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| Related terms: | unreal | |
| Similar spelling: |
fiction fictionalize fictionalise fixation fighting faction |
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