fiction
noun
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
semifictional
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a word derived from
fiction.
Example Sentences
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“Roots,” Alex Haley’s semifictional account of his family’s journey from West Africa, posed a challenge: How far back could young Dennis trace his own ancestors?
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
In the movie Southside With You, a semifictional account of their first date, Barack and Michelle engage in a playful but unyielding debate about Wonder’s best album.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2016
The film ensures that he is now a third person in a new world: the semifictional, wholly romantic hero of a movie docudrama.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stone's Garrison is semifictional as well, and open to charges of distortion.
From Time Magazine Archive
But every silver lining has its cloud, and Sister Smile's is The Singing Nun, a chromo-colored, semifictional biography starring Debbie Reynolds in the title role.
From Time Magazine Archive
