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low fantasy en · ADJ
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Having a poor fantasy life, such as not having imaginary companions nor playing pretend games.
Jerome Singer (1973) divided a group of children aged six to nine years into high-fantasy and low-fantasy groups on the basis of their frequency of playing pretend games as contrasted with other kinds of play
2014, Candida Clifford Peterson, “Preschoolers”, in Looking Forward Through the Lifespan, →ISBN, page 237:
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low fantasy en · NOUN
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(uncountable) A subgenre of fantasy fiction set in the primary or real world as opposed to a secondary or fantasy world.
Fantasy fiction has been categorized and described in different ways. One classification divides fantasy into two major types: low fantasy, which takes place in the primary world (our world); high fantasy, which takes place in alternative worlds.
2008, Nikki Gamble, Sally Yates, “Fantasy and Realism”, in Exploring Children's Literature, →ISBN, page 120:
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(uncountable) A subgenre of fantasy fiction that focuses on more grounded and realistic fantasy with more focus on the daily lives and practical goals of the characters.
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(countable) A work in this subgenre.
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high fantasy