historical fiction

his·tor·i·cal fic·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor- fik-shuh n]
- /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr- ˈfɪk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor- fik-shuh n]
- /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr- ˈfɪk ʃən/

Definitions of historical fiction words

noun historical fiction the genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages. 1
noun historical fiction works of this genre, as novels and plays. 1
noun historical fiction stories set in past era 1
noun historical fiction A book, poem, movie, or video game based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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saga — a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).

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