"work of fiction" meaning in English

See work of fiction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: works of fiction [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|works of fiction}} work of fiction (plural works of fiction)
  1. A fictional account; a story. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-work_of_fiction-en-noun-uPBNZ73I Disambiguation of Fiction: 76 24
  2. A fictitious account; an account of events that never took place.
    Sense id: en-work_of_fiction-en-noun-VmHA9DlA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

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