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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
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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
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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
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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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Translations for fictional
Portuguese
fictício
Fictional through the time
Fictional across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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