English dictionary · noun

fiction

literature describing imaginary events and people

Meaning and definitions

1. literature describing imaginary events and people

Connected roots

• fac-

  making, doing

• -tion

  act or result of (noun-forming)

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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.

• mission

  an important assignment or vocation

• solution

  a means of solving a problem; a liquid mixture

• benefit

  an advantage or profit gained from something

• session

  a period devoted to a particular activity

• vision

  the faculty of sight; the ability to think about the future

• corporation

  a large company or group authorized to act as a single entity

• tension

  the state of being stretched tight; mental strain

• civilization

  an advanced stage of human social and cultural development

• manufacture

  to make something on a large scale using machinery

• verify

  to make sure or demonstrate that something is true

• audition

  an interview for a performer consisting of a practical demonstration

• defect

  a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack

• excursion

  a short journey or trip taken for pleasure

• magnify

  to make something appear larger than it is

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