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fic⋅ti⋅tious

[fik-tish-uhs]
–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


fic⋅ti⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
fic⋅ti⋅tious⋅ness, noun


1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.
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fic·ti·tious   (fĭk-tĭsh'əs)   
adj.  
  1. 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.

  2. 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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Main Entry: fic·ti·tious
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a legal fiction
2 : FALSEfic·ti·tious·ly adverbfic·ti·tious·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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