"fictional" meaning in English

See fictional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪkʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fictional.wav [UK] Forms: fictional [positive], more fictional [comparative], most fictional [superlative]
Etymology: fiction + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fiction|al}} fiction + -al Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is fictional, it is made up and not true.
    Sense id: simple-fictional-en-adj-g25V2AcV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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