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- pronunciation:
- fIk
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noun |
| definition 1: |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction.
Many students enjoy writing fiction more than writing papers or reports.- antonyms:
- nonfiction
- similar words:
- fantasy, invention, literature, myth, narrative, novel, prose, story, tale
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| definition 2: |
something made up or not true.
His reason for not doing his homework was pure fiction.- synonyms:
- fable, falsehood, invention, story, tale
- antonyms:
- fact
- similar words:
- concoction, fib, myth
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| related words: |
fable, fancy, lie, make-believe, yarn |
The word fiction
contains the following part:
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
  More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artificial, beneficial, benefit, deficient, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, infect, manufacture, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
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