Topic: LITERATURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin fictus, past participle of fingere 'to shape, make' |
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fic‧tion
1 [uncountable]AL books and stories about imaginary people and events [≠ non-fiction]: 
romantic fictionhistorical fiction
romantic fictionhistorical fiction2 [countable] something that people want you to believe is true but which is not true : preserving the fiction of his happy childhood
preserving the fiction of his happy childhoodWORD FOCUS: book 
WORD FOCUS: book 
a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback
➔ See also book
WORD FOCUS: book a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit informal
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback /hardcover American English
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback
➔ See also book
