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fic⋅ti⋅tious

[fik-tish-uh

–adjective

1.	created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.

2.	of, pertaining to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination: a fictitious hero.

Origin:
1605–15; < L fictīcius artificial, equiv. to fict(us) shaped, feigned (see fiction ) + -īcius -itious

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Language Translation for : Fictitious

Spanish:

ficticio,

German:

erfunden,

Japanese:

偽の

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fic·ti·tious (fĭk-tĭsh'əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary.
1. Accepted or assumed for the sake of convention: a fictitious belief.
2. Adopted or assumed in order to deceive: a fictitious name.
Not genuinely believed or felt; sham: greeted me with a fictitious enthusiasm.

[From Latin fictīcius, from fictus, past participle of fingere, to form; see fiction.]
fic·ti'tious·ly adv., fic·ti'tious·ness n.

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fictitious
adjective
1.	formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character" [syn: fabricated]
2.	adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: assumed]

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Main Entry: fic·ti·tious
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a legal fiction
2 : FALSE —fic·ti·tious·ly adverb —fic·ti·tious·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Fictitious

Fic*ti"tious\, a. [L. fictitius. See Fiction.] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.

The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. --Pope. -- Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fic*ti"tious*ness, n.