fic·tion 
/ˈfɪkʃən/ noun
plural fic·tions /ˈfɪkʃən/ noun 1 [noncount] : written stories about people and events that are not real : literature that tells stories which are imagined by the writer
▪ She mainly writes fiction. ▪ great works of fiction — compare nonfiction; see also science fiction 2 : something that is not true [noncount] ▪ His explanation of what happened was pure fiction. [=was completely untrue] [count] ▪ She believes the fiction that crime rates are up.
▪ She mainly writes fiction. ▪ great works of fiction — compare nonfiction; see also science fiction
— fic·tion·al /ˈfɪkʃənl̟/ adjective
▪ a fictional character/place ▪ She wrote a fictional account of a family living during the war.
/ˈfɪkʃənl̟/ adjective ▪ a fictional character/place ▪ She wrote a fictional account of a family living during the war.
