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fictitious

/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/

Meanings
adjective
Invented; contrived.

Examples :

"The story about a talking dog was a fictitious tale, not based on real events. "
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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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story noun

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.

"The book tells the story of two roommates."

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dog noun

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

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talking noun

/tɑkɪŋ/ /tɔːkɪŋ/ /tɔkɪŋ/

The action of the verb talk.

"The talking was loud during the school assembly. "

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events noun

/ɪˈvɛnts/

An occurrence; something that happens.

"The school organizes many fun events throughout the year, like sports day and the school fair. "

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invented verb

/ɪnˈvɛntɪd/

To design a new process or mechanism.

"After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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based verb

/beɪst/

To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

"The teacher's lesson was based on the students' prior knowledge of fractions. "

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tale noun

/ˈteɪl/

An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.

"The tale about Sarah winning the science fair was just a rumor; no one actually saw her presentation. "

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real noun

/ɹiːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑl/

A commodity; see realty.

"The family's real estate investment was quite successful. "

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contrived verb

/kənˈtɹaɪvd/

To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

"The student contrived a clever solution to the math problem. "