"pseudofiction" meaning in English

See pseudofiction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudofiction.wav Forms: pseudofictions [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + fiction. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|fiction}} pseudo- + fiction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudofiction (countable and uncountable, plural pseudofictions)
  1. Writing that resembles fiction but lacks key attributes of fiction; for example, an autobiographical novel Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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