fictional.

Invented for or belonging to fiction rather than claimed as a real instance.

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Words that belong together

• fictional character
• fictional setting

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The fictional character combined traits without corresponding to one actual person.

The setting was fictional although several details drew on real places.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Normally relational or categorical; comparison only where the particular property admits gradation. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: artistic orientation, figurative interpretation, life writing, narrative knowledge. Disciplines: literary writing, literary analysis, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.