fiction
Definitions
- Narrative, fiction.
- Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose
- Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead)
- A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).
- A legal fiction
- A legal fiction.
Equivalents
Examples
“I am a great reader of fiction.”
“the fiction section of the library”
“The company’s accounts contained a number⟳ of blatant fictions.”
“The butler’s account of the crime was pure fiction.”
“separate⟳ the fact from the fiction”
“[…] in view⟳ of the facts—and some fictions—recently circulated in this country about the general performance of high-powered diesel-hydraulics of B.R., […].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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