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midfiction

midfiction noun: a style of postmodern fiction lying between realism and metafiction.

Noun

midfiction (countable and uncountable, plural midfictions)

  1. A style of postmodern fiction lying between realism and metafiction.

Forms of midfiction

pluralmidfictions

Origin of midfiction

mid- + fiction, coined in the 1970s by Alan Wilde.

Questions about midfiction

What does midfiction mean?
Midfiction means a style of postmodern fiction lying between realism and metafiction.
What part of speech is midfiction?
Midfiction is a noun.
What is the plural of midfiction?
The plural of midfiction is midfictions.

Words near midfiction in the dictionary

  1. midfacial
  2. midfall
  3. midfeather
  4. midfeathers
  5. midfemoral
  6. midfiction
  7. midfictional
  8. midfictions
  9. midfield
  10. midfield anchor
  11. midfield anchors

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