noun
a making up of imaginary happenings; feigning
anything made up or imagined, as a statement, story, etc.
literary narratives, collectively, which portray imaginary characters or events, specif. novels and short stories
a narrative of this kind
something accepted as fact for the sake of convenience, although not necessarily true
Origin of fiction
Middle English ficcioun ; from Old French fiction ; from Classical Latin fictio, a making, counterfeiting ; from past participle of fingere, to form, mold: see dough