n. [ F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign. ]
The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. Dict. of Education. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic.“Fictional rather than historical.” Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A writer of fiction. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ science fiction. ] A genre of fiction in which scientific and technological issues feature prominently, especially including scenarios in which speculative but unproven scientific advances are accepted as fact, and usually set at some time in the future, or in some distant region of the universe. [ PJC ]