1. n. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact (view details)
2. n. a deliberately false or improbable account (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
fiction is derived from: fictionalise ( what does fictionalise stand for? ), fictionalize ( what does fictionalize stand for? ), retell ( what does retell stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) a deliberately false or improbable account
Synonym(s): fable ( what does fable stand for? ), fabrication ( what does fabrication stand for? )
fiction is derived from: cook up ( what does cook up stand for? ), fabricate ( what does fabricate stand for? ), fictionalise, fictionalize, invent ( what does invent stand for? ), make up ( what does make up stand for? ), manufacture ( what does manufacture stand for? ), retell

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