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Pronunciation
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:* Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk��n|-ɪk��n

Etymology
From L. fictionem (nominative of fictio).

Noun
en-noun

1. Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real fact|facts, usually written as prose.

#* The company�s accounts contained a number of blatant fictions.
#* I am a great reader of fiction.

1. uncountable Invention.

#* The butler�s account of the crime was pure fiction.

Antonyms
fact

Synonyms
fabrication
figment

Translations
trans-top|literary type
Catalan: ficció, f
Danish: fiktion c, skønlitteratur c
Dutch: t|nl|fictie|f
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Finnish: kaunokirjallisuus
Portuguese: literatura de ficção, ficção f, ficcionismo m
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trans-top|invention
Catalan: ficció, f
Danish: fantasi c, opspind
Dutch: t|nl|fictie|f
trans-mid
Finnish: sepite, fiktio, taru#Finnish|taru
Portuguese: t-|pt|ficção|f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Esperanto: fikcio
ttbc|French: fiction f
ttbc|Spanish: ficción f

Related terms
fact
fictitious
fictional
non-fiction
science fiction
speculative fiction
fiction section

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Etymology
From L. fictionem (nominative of fictio).

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|fiction

Related terms
fictif
science-fiction

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