fictionalization

English

Alternative forms

(UK) fictionalisation

Etymology

fictionalize +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fictionalization (countable and uncountable, plural fictionalizations)

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'.

Hyponyms

roman à clef

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