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Fictional vs Fictious - What's the difference?

fictional | fictious |

As adjectives the difference between fictional and fictious

is that fictional is invented, as opposed to real while fictious is (obsolete) fictitious.

fictional

English

Adjective

(wikipedia fictional) (en adjective)
  • Invented, as opposed to real.
    • Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters.
    The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be entirely fictional .

    Related terms

    * fictive * fictitious * fictitional

    fictious

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Fictitious.
  • (obsolete) Addicted to or characterized by fiction.

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