Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/fikˈθjon/

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Translation

fiction

Word origin

From Latin fictio, from fingere ('to shape, to form, to feign'). The same root gives English 'fiction' and 'feign'.

Origin
Latin
Root
fictio
English cognates
fiction, fictitious, feign

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralficciones

Examples

novelas románticas.

I prefer science fiction to romantic novels.

pura , .

That story is pure fiction, it never happened.

escritor mezcla maestría.

The writer blends reality and fiction masterfully.

¿ documentales?

Do you prefer fiction or documentaries?

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Fiction lets us imagine other worlds.

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This word is part of lesson 66.