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historical fiction

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Fiction based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic.

uncountable

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Examples

For some, historical fiction should be read as a type of history, for others, a type of fiction. Only gradually did a third term develop that synthesised the two: historical fiction needed to be read as historical fiction, as its own distinct genre that combined features of the novel with features of historical works.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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