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faction
2
(fac|tion)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfakʃ(ə)n/
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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