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fictive

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fic⋅tive

  [fik-tiv]
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–adjective
1. fictitious; imaginary.
2. pertaining to the creation of fiction: fictive inventiveness.
Origin:
1485–95; fict(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
fic⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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fic·tive   (fĭk'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or able to engage in imaginative invention.

  2. Of, relating to, or being fiction; fictional.

  3. Not genuine; sham.

fic'tive·ly adv., fic'tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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