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fictocriticism

fictocriticism noun: a postmodern, anthropological style of writing that combines and bends elements of anthropology, gonzo journalism, fiction, and literary criticism.

Noun

fictocriticism (uncountable)

  1. A postmodern, anthropological style of writing that combines and bends elements of anthropology, gonzo journalism, fiction, and literary criticism.

Origin of fictocriticism

From ficto- + criticism.

Questions about fictocriticism

What does fictocriticism mean?
Fictocriticism means a postmodern, anthropological style of writing that combines and bends elements of anthropology, gonzo journalism, fiction, and literary criticism.
What part of speech is fictocriticism?
Fictocriticism is a noun.

Words near fictocriticism in the dictionary

  1. fictives
  2. fictivity
  3. fictlang
  4. ficto-
  5. fictocritical
  6. fictocriticism
  7. fictography
  8. fictomercial
  9. fictomercials
  10. fictor
  11. fictors

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