"imaginative fiction" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} imaginative fiction (uncountable)
  1. Fiction not based on reality; a class of fiction including but not necessarily limited to fantasy, horror and science fiction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fiction, Genres, Speculative fiction Synonyms: speculative fiction
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