"microfiction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microfictions [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + fiction. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|fiction}} micro- + fiction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microfiction (countable and uncountable, plural microfictions)
  1. (uncountable) Fiction that has a significantly shorter than average length. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-microfiction-en-noun-9Go4aXTm
  2. (countable) An individual work of this type. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-microfiction-en-noun-QAfUw7YP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drabble, flash fiction, flashfic, short short story, sudden fiction, micro-fiction

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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