Meanings
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adj
Invented and not real.
Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters.
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adj
Appearing in or relating to fiction.
Tunnels often feature in fictional journeys.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· invented and not real.
fictitious
Word family
Derived forms
autobiografictionalautofictionalbifictionalfictionalisationfictionalismfictionalistfictionalityfictionallyhyperfictionalmetafictionalnonfictionalscience-fictional
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰi-né-ǵʰ-ti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English fictional From fiction + -al.