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fictionmaking

fictionmaking noun: the creation of fiction.

Noun

fictionmaking (uncountable)

  1. The creation of fiction.
    • Certainly Mr. Rushdie has tackled the subject of fictionmaking before, most notably in his fanciful fairy tale “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” (1990).2008 June 3, Michiko Kakutani, “Storytelling and Deception in a Magic Kingdom”, in New York Times

Origin of fictionmaking

From fiction + making.

Questions about fictionmaking

What does fictionmaking mean?
Fictionmaking means the creation of fiction.
What part of speech is fictionmaking?
Fictionmaking is a noun.

Words near fictionmaking in the dictionary

  1. fictionize
  2. fictionized
  3. fictionizes
  4. fictionizing
  5. fictionkin
  6. fictionmaking
  7. fictionmonger
  8. fictionmongers
  9. fictions
  10. fictiony
  11. fictious

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