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Invented, as opposed to real.
Romeo and Juliet are |fictional characters.
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ficţional — ficţionál adj. m., pl. ficţionáli; f. sg. ficţionálă, pl. ficţionále Trimis de siveco, 22.05.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic FICŢIONÁL, Ă adj. (Rar) Bazat pe ficţiune. [pron. ţi o . / … Dicționar Român
fictional — fictional, fictitious Fictional means ‘occurring in fiction’, i.e. in a piece of literature, whereas fictitious means ‘invented, unreal; not genuine’. So Oliver Twist is a fictional name when it refers to Dickens s character, and a fictitious… … Modern English usage
Fictional — Fic tion*al, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic. Fictional rather than historical. Latham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fictional — index fictitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fictional — pertaining to fiction, 1843, from FICTION (Cf. fiction) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Earlier FICTITIOUS (Cf. fictitious) also was used in this sense (1773) … Etymology dictionary
Fictional 15 — Das amerikanische Forbes Magazin veröffentlicht seit 2005 jährlich die Fictional 15, eine Liste der 15 reichsten fiktiven, aber nicht mythologischen Charaktere.[1] Die Charaktere müssen in einem bestimmten Werk eine Hauptrolle haben und sowohl in … Deutsch Wikipedia
fictional — fic|tion|al [ˈfıkʃənəl] adj fictional people, events etc are imaginary and from a book or story ▪ fictional characters ▪ The novel is set in the fictional German town of Kreiswald … Dictionary of contemporary English
fictional — [[t]fɪ̱kʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Fictional characters or events occur only in stories, plays, or films and never actually existed or happened. It is drama featuring fictional characters... Ulverton is a fictional village on the Wessex Downs.… … English dictionary
fictional — adjective fictional people or descriptions are imaginary and from a book or story: fictional characters | a fictional description of growing up in Detroit … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fictional — adjective 1. related to or involving literary fiction (Freq. 7) clever fictional devices a fictional treatment of the train robbery • Ant: ↑nonfictional • Pertains to noun: ↑fiction • … Useful english dictionary
fictional — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ The names of the characters are entirely fictional. ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, purely, wholly Fictional i … Collocations dictionary
