fictionalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English fictional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fictionalize ▲ Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fictionalization From fictionalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of fictionalizing.
Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 204:
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(countable, uncountable) Something fictionalized.
Near-synonym: faction
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fictionalisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fictionalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |