ˈfɪkʃən n. 1 an invented
idea or
statement or
narrative; an
imaginary thing. 2
literature,
esp. novels, describing imaginary events
and people. 3 a conventionally accepted
falsehood (legal fiction;
polite fiction). 4
the act or process of inventing imaginary things. øøfictional adj. fictionality n. fictionalize v.tr. (also -ise). fictionalization n. fictionally adv. fictionist n. [ME f. OF f. L fictio -onis (as FICTILE)]