From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Literaturefictionfic‧tion /ˈfɪkʃən/ ●●○ noun1[uncountable]ALSTORY books and stories about imaginary people and eventsOPP non-fiction
romantic fiction
historical fiction► see thesaurus at book2[countable]UNTRUE something that people want you to believe is true but which is not trueOPP fact
preserving the fiction of his happy childhoodExamples from the Corpusfiction• science-fiction novels• It is a fiction that unemployment can be solved by some economictheory.• No one wants to be part of a fiction, and even less so if that fiction is real.• The best fictionconveys the richness of life.• Why is Miami such a ripesetting for crimefiction?• Chandlerremains the greatest exponent of detectivefiction.• It can sometimes be difficult to tell fact from fiction.• Anthony's first books were historicalfiction.• The really astonishing thing is how fiction and reality can blur.• His first novel won a prize for modernfiction.• So much modern fiction is full of sex and violence.• The art of fiction is dead.• Although it is a work of fiction, it is based on fact.• Such issues are the subject of information books and works of fiction.• The presidentdenied that he was ill, labelling the report "purefiction."• Adopting the style of romanticfiction, she said, ''I love him passionately''.• This small band of women writersdominated the romantic fiction market for a number of years.• a sciencefiction novel• The fiction, however, reads like an attempt to break out of this self-imposedrestriction.• I'm taking a class in Victorianfiction.Originfiction(1300-1400)Old FrenchLatinfictus, past participle of fingere“to shape, make”
