fictionnoun
uk/ˈfɪk.ʃən/us/ˈfɪk.ʃən/B1 [ U ] the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts:
The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account.
a writer of children's fiction
C1 [ C or U ] a false report or statement that you pretend is true:
[ + that ] At work she kept up the fiction that she had a university degree.
When he's telling you something, you never know what's fact and what's fiction.
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- This is the acclaimed historian John Taylor's first sortie into fiction.
- Romantic fiction and reference books are a staple of many public libraries.
- A thwarted love affair is the (very) stuff of fiction.
- Fact is intermingled with fiction throughout the book.
- For many television viewers the dividing line between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly blurred.
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Books: kinds of books
- abridge
- annual
- anthology
- audiobook
- autobiography
- backlist
- bestiary
- digest
- e-reader
- exercise book
- flipback
- folio
- glossy
- manuscript
- novella
- page-turner
- paperback
- photo album
- picture book
- travelogue
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