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Meanings of fictional in English

Portuguese
fictício

Related to or involving literary fiction.

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      fictício

      Formed or conceived by the imagination.

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            Usage of fictional in English
            1
            Because in their fictional form they have what we really want: independence.
            Wired
            2
            That sort of national identity is impossible to summarise in fictional form.
            The Irish Times
            3
            Unlike their mostly fictional elders, the young people talk and behave realistically.
            Reuters
            4
            Why was the series set in this fictional place called New Azania?
            The South African
            5
            I mean one with a fictional boarding school setting, she said recently.
            Independent.ie
            6
            Still, is it possible to know too much about a fictional character?
            The Irish Times
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            In turn, these affect the behavior of characters in the fictional world.
            The Civilization of Illiteracy
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            Martin about fictional families fighting for control of a mythical land, Westeros.
            Reuters
            9
            Martin about fictional, medieval families fighting for control of a mythical land.
            Reuters
            10
            Most of us, of course, prefer our conspiracies to be entirely fictional.
            The Irish Times
            11
            The real estate company and its principals were also fictional, Bharara said.
            Reuters
            12
            Author Stacy Gregg has just released her latest young adult fictional novel.
            Radio NZ
            13
            Don't believe the struggle is real here in the fictional post-racial America?
            Ebony
            14
            In fact, the island as a whole has a faintly fictional quality.
            The Irish Times
            15
            The fictional ODG operates from an office building near Regent's Park, London.
            Carte Blanche
            16
            He said he envied his fictional counterpart's affair with an Italian woman.
            The new yorker
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            Portuguese
            fictício
            Fictional through the time
            Fictional across language varieties
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