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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfictif
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fik-tif
"Le roman met en scène des personnages fictifs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated for a specific purpose.
"The detective used a fictitious name to protect his identity during the undercover operation." - 2
Created by the imagination; existing only in fiction.
"Gotham City is a famous fictitious metropolis featured in comic books."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ficticius', meaning artificial or feigned, stemming from 'fictus', the past participle of 'fingere' (to shape, invent, or feign). Entering Middle English in the 16th century, it initially retained the sense of something being crafted or imagined, gradually expanding to describe anything not genuine or based on fact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fictitious" is said worldwide
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fictif
Transliteration: fik-tif
"Le roman met en scène des personnages fictifs."
fiktiv
Transliteration: fɪkˈtiːf
"Dieser Ort ist rein fiktiv und existiert in der Realität nicht."
fittizio
Transliteration: fitˈtitsjo
"Ha firmato il documento con un nome fittizio."
ficticio
Transliteration: fikˈti.sjo
"La historia está basada en hechos reales, aunque con nombres ficticios."
fictício
Transliteration: fikˈti.sju
"O autor criou um mundo fictício fascinante."
काल्पनिक
Transliteration: kalpanik
"यह कहानी एक काल्पनिक पात्र पर आधारित है।"
虚构的
Transliteration: xūgòu de
"这家公司只存在于虚构的故事中。"
가짜의
Transliteration: gjjaui
"그는 서류에 가짜의 주소를 적었다."
架空の
Transliteration: kakū no
"その物語の舞台は架空の都市である。"
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