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explanatory fiction

explanatory fiction noun: a work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event.

Noun

explanatory fiction (countable and uncountable, plural explanatory fictions)

  1. A work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event.

Forms of explanatory fiction

pluralexplanatory fictions

Questions about explanatory fiction

What does explanatory fiction mean?
Explanatory fiction means a work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event.
What part of speech is explanatory fiction?
Explanatory fiction is a noun.
What is the plural of explanatory fiction?
The plural of explanatory fiction is explanatory fictions.

Words near explanatory fiction in the dictionary

  1. explanatoriness
  2. explanators
  3. explanatory
  4. explanatory dictionaries
  5. explanatory dictionary
  6. explanatory fiction
  7. explanatory fictions
  8. explanatory style
  9. explanatory styles
  10. explane
  11. explaned

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