ʃə noun
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
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fiction (ˈfɪkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | literary works invented by the imagination, such as novels or short stories |
| 2. | an invented story or explanation; lie |
| 3. | the act of inventing a story or explanation |
| 4. | law something assumed to be true for the sake of convenience, though probably false |
| [C14: from Latin fictiō a fashioning, hence something imaginary, from fingere to shape] | |
| 'fictional | |
| —adj | |
| 'fictionally | |
| —adv | |
| fiction'eer | |
| —n | |
| 'fictionist | |
| —n | |
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