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fiction

/ˈfɪkʃən/noun2 syllables

Fiction means: a deliberately false or improbable account.

Synonyms for fiction3

noun, as in a deliberately false or improbable account

also used for fiction

figment

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What does fiction mean?2

noun

1

a deliberately false or improbable account

2

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fiction?12

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Fiction in a sentence

  • To understand fact and fiction, maybe you need to learn about epistemology.nonong
  • His work interweaves science fiction, horror, and romance elements.Miktsoanit
  • Which do you prefer, fiction or non-fiction?CK
  • For me, the real world is just a fiction.carlosalberto
  • Which do you like better, fiction or non-fiction?Zifre
  • Science fact, you might know, is different from science fiction.nonong
  • It's not fiction or rumour, etc., it's a true story.JimBreen
  • There are science fact and science fiction, both being useful for different occasions.nonong

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Forms of fiction

as a noun

plural
fictions