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FIKSHUN/ˈfɪkʃn/

Fiction is stories about people and events that are not real: crime fiction; a work of fiction; fiction and non-fiction. A novel is one long fictional book; a story can be true or invented. Fictional is the adjective: a fictional character. Fact is the opposite idea. Science fiction (sci-fi) is a popular genre. Uncountable for the category.

Meaning

Stories about people and events that are not real.

Examples

• “She prefers fiction to books about real events.”
• “The bookshop puts fiction on the ground floor.”
• “She writes fiction based on her years abroad.”

Good to know

a work of fiction. Pair: non-fiction. One long book: a novel. Adjective: fictional. Uncountable category.

Near in meaning

story

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