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/ˈfikSHən/,
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fictions, plural;
  1. Literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people

  2. Invention or fabrication as opposed to fact
    • - he dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction
  3. A belief or statement that is false, but that is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so
    • - the notion of that country being a democracy is a polite fiction
  1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
  2. fabrication: a deliberately false or improbable account
  3. (fictional) related to or involving literary fiction; "clever fictional devices"; "a fictional treatment of the train robbery"
  4. (fictional) fabricated: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"
  5. (fictive) assumed: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  6. (fictive) capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent"
  7. Fiction (Latin: fictum, "created") is any form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). ...
  8. Fiction are a four-piece band from London. They formed in early 2009 but have played together in various bands before.
  9. Fiction was released in 1982 on Polydor Records. It was the Comsat Angels' third album. The album was reissued on CD twice, in 1995 by RPM Records and in 2006 by Renascent, with different track listings (see below). The album peaked at #94 in the UK charts in September 1982.
  10. Fiction is the eighth studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity and is also the last to feature Michael Nicklasson as their bassist before leaving in August 2008 and being replaced by Daniel Antonsson. ...
  11. "Fiction (Dreams In Digital)" is a song by Orgy, released as their third single, on March 20, 2001. "Opticon" is their fourth single. The video for Opticon can be seen on the DVD extras to the movie Valentine.
  12. Fiction is the only album released by Christian artists Mukala.
  13. Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose; Invention
  14. (Fictional) countries appear commonly in stories of early science fiction (or scientific romance).
  15. (Fictive) A non-canon character from a piece of fan fiction.
  16. Prose based on something that did not happen or has not happened, implementing plot and character to exemplify thought.
  17. Imaginative works of prose, primarily the novel and the short story. Although fiction draws on actual events and real people, it springs mainly from the imagination of the writer. ...
  18. A story/book based on research and imagination.
  19. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. The award was formerly known as the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.
  20. Stories, novels or other works that present imaginary people, places and events.
  21. Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author. ...
  22. Fiction is the term used to describe works of information created from the imagination. This is in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. ...
  23. Any narrative which has not actually occurred in the historical or real world, usually written in prose. Stylistically, the description or narration of fictional events usually has some noteworthy linguistic manifestations in the literary work. Fiction is often associated with the novel.
  24. The general term for any imaginative work, usually written in prose and containing an element of narrative. “Fiction” at times can indicate any work that employs invented characters and situations; this wider understanding would include both the genres of poetry and drama. ...
  25. Anything that is invented or imagined, especially a prose narrative. Although fiction may be based on actual events or personal experiences, its characters and settings are invented. ...