Middle English ficcioun borrows Middle French fiction with English orthographic adaptation.
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ficcioun
invention of the mind
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle French · Middle French · shaping pretense nounfiction
invention; feigning; pretense
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Fiction — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseMiddle English ficcioun borrowed from Middle French fiction
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the French borrowing.
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