🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

フィクション

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fikushon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fiction/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"フィクションは私たちを別の世界に連れて行きます。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

    "Many readers enjoy fiction because it allows them to escape into different worlds."
  2. 2

    A falsehood or untrue statement.

    "The story was dismissed as mere fiction, lacking any basis in reality."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'fiction' originates from the Latin 'fictio', meaning 'the act of making, fashioning, or shaping'. It evolved through Middle English in the 14th century, reflecting the transition from a focus on the act of creating to the narratives that are created.

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