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Collocations for fiction - noun

1. stories that are not true

ADJ.

contemporary, modern | classic | light, popular, pulp | literary, serious | crime, detective, historical, romantic, science

VERB + FICTION

publish, write | read

PHRASES

a work of fiction
He has written over 20 works of fiction.
a writer of fiction
a well-known writer of crime fiction

2. sth that is not true

ADJ.

pure
Don''t believe what she says - it''s pure fiction!

VERB + FICTION

keep up, maintain
She still tries to maintain the fiction that she is happily married.

PHRASES

fact and fiction
Fact and fiction became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.

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