fic·tion
(fĭḱshən)
[Middle English ficcioun, from Old French fiction, from Latin fictiō, fictiōn-, from fictus past participle of fingere, to form.]
noun
- An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.
- The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
- A lie.
- A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
- The category of literature comprising works of this kind, including novels and short stories.
- Law Something untrue that is intentionally represented as true by the narrator.
derivatives
- fićtion·al
- adjective
- fićtion·aĺi·ty
- noun
- fićtion·al·ly
- adverb
