🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

허구

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heogu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fiction/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"허구는 종종 현실을 반영합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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 entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to refer specifically to imaginative narratives rather than factual accounts.

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