la
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?
.
Fiction lets us imagine other worlds.
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