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Synonyms
fic·tion (fĭḱshən)

[Middle English ficcioun, from Old French fiction, from Latin fictiō, fictiōn-, from fictus past participle of fingere, to form.]

noun 

    1. An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.
    2. The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
  2. A lie.
    1. A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
    2. The category of literature comprising works of this kind, including novels and short stories.
  4. Law Something untrue that is intentionally represented as true by the narrator.

derivatives

fićtion·al
adjective
fićtion·aĺi·ty
noun
fićtion·al·ly
adverb