Definition of fictitious

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fic·ti·tious    (fk-tshs) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary.
2. 1. Accepted or assumed for the sake of convention: a fictitious belief.
   2. Adopted or assumed in order to deceive: a fictitious name.
3. Not genuinely believed or felt; sham: greeted me with a fictitious enthusiasm.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin fictcius, from fictus, past participle of fingere, to form ; see fiction

OTHER FORMS:
fic·titious·ly (Adverb), fic·titious·ness (Noun)

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