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Meanings of fictive in English

Adopted in order to deceive.

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Usage of fictive in English
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Who knew of Ram-tah's fictive origin, or even of Ram-tah at all?
Bunker Bean
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The line is a reminder of how far Summertime is a fictive construct.
The Guardian
3
Yeah, and it's very close to a fictive principle I think.
The new yorker
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Hiram S. Campbell was the fictive owner of Holmes's Englewood building.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
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She will be heartbroken if you depart from our fictive realm.
Stories: all-new tales
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Engaging in fictive truth-telling is not the same as winning gold stars for conduct.
The Guardian
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Fiction: Where fiction and biography overlap there lies a new genre - fictive biography.
The Irish Times
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Nothing so revolted Rhoshamandes about modern fictive and film vampires as their utter unrealistic sloppiness.
Prince Lestat
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Trust in the fictive process, in the occult interweaving of text and event must be unwavering and absolute.
Voice of the Fire
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What did you anticipate when you took on these stories and played around them in a fictive way?
The new yorker
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The cold air gave fictive power.
Main Street
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The fictive present of All That Follows is a slightly distorted near future, which can be calculated as 2024.
The Guardian
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Eighty-six Dutch and German health professionals reflected on a fictive but realistic outbreak scenario (response rate ≈ 70%).
Pubmed
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Mike Nelson is best known for his fictive installations, labyrinths through which the visitor passes uncertain how the story will end.
The Guardian
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When creditors came by demanding to see the owner of the building, Holmes referred them happily to the fictive H. S. Campbell.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
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Morrissy's new book partakes of a related tradition: a fictive life of a family member who was a satellite to a great writer.
The Irish Times
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