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noun
Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fiction written from the point of view of a non-human character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *dheyǵh- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dhinéǵhti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English xenofiction From xeno- + fiction.
