semi-fiction

sem·i-fic·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sem-ee, sem-ahy fik-shuh n]
- /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ ˈfɪk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sem-ee, sem-ahy fik-shuh n]
- /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ ˈfɪk ʃən/

Definitions of semi-fiction word

noun semi-fiction the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form. 2
noun semi-fiction works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction. 1
noun semi-fiction something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story: We've all heard the fiction of her being in delicate health. 1
noun semi-fiction the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining. 1
noun semi-fiction an imaginary thing or event, postulated for the purposes of argument or explanation. 1
noun semi-fiction Law. an allegation that a fact exists that is known not to exist, made by authority of law to bring a case within the operation of a rule of law. 1

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Origin of semi-fiction

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin fictiōn- (stem of fictiō) a shaping, hence a feigning, fiction, equivalent to fict(us) molded (past participle of fingere) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Semi-fiction

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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semi-fiction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".