fiction
n. imaginative narrative which has no basis in fact (i.e. novel); category of literature including works of imaginative narratives; made-up story; act of creating with the imagination | ||||
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Fiction Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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fiction
Noun
1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
(hypernym) literary composition, literary work
(hyponym) dystopia
(derivation) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell
2. a deliberately false or improbable account
(synonym) fabrication, fable
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) canard
(derivation) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell
Noun
1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
(hypernym) literary composition, literary work
(hyponym) dystopia
(derivation) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell
2. a deliberately false or improbable account
(synonym) fabrication, fable
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) canard
(derivation) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell
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fiction
fiction
\fic"tion\ (?), n. [f. fiction, l. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. see feign.]
1. the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. stillingfleet.
2. that which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. hence: a story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. the fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. w. raleigh. when it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it.
3. fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances. the office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. --dict. of education.
4. (law) an assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth.
5. any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.
fiction
\fic"tion\ (?), n. [f. fiction, l. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. see feign.]
1. the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. stillingfleet.
2. that which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. hence: a story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. the fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. w. raleigh. when it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it.
3. fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances. the office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. --dict. of education.
4. (law) an assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth.
5. any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.
Fiction Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Fiction Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Fiction
Fiction is the telling of stories which are not entirely based upon facts. More specifically, fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingere, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events. Fiction may be either written or oral. Although not all fiction is necessarily artistic, fiction is largely perceived as a form of art and/or entertainment. The ability to create fiction and other artistic works is considered to be a fundamental aspect of human culture, one of the defining characteristics of humanity.
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