fictional

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    related to or involving literary fiction
    formed or conceived by the imagination

Word Origin

fictional (adj.)
"pertaining to fiction," 1833, from fiction + -al (1). Earlier fictitious also was used in this sense (1773).

Antonym

adj.

factual

Example

1. It was a purely fictional address emphasis on was .
2. But this a fictional dilemma .
3. What do these fictional worlds have to do with our reality ?
4. The pair sent fictional applications to over 2500 real-life vacancies .
5. Do you know anyone either real or fictional who has had a similar experience ?

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