fictionalization

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From fictionalize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

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fictionalization (countable and uncountable, plural fictionalizations)

  1. The act of fictionalizing or something fictionalized.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 204:
      Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'.

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