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faction2

Pronunciation: /ˈfakʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of faction

noun

[mass noun]
  • a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization: the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history

Origin:

1960s: blend of fact and fiction

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