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fictionis

fictionis is the genitive singular of the Latin noun fictio, meaning "fiction," "a feigning," or "invention." As a Latin term, fictio denotes the act or result of fabricating something that is not real, and fictionis marks possession or relation, roughly translating as "of fiction." In classical and medieval Latin texts, fictionis appears in phrases discussing things that are imagined, pretended, or constructed.

In modern scholarship, fictionis is typically encountered only within quotes of Latin phrases or in studies

In philosophical and literary discussions, fictio is the common term for the broader concept of fiction. The

There is no widely recognized organization, theory, or work formally known as "fictionis" as a standalone concept.

See also: fictio, fiction, legal fiction, fictio iuris, fictio legis.

of
Latin
grammar
and
vocabulary.
It
is
not
an
English
lexical
item
with
a
stand-alone
sense;
rather,
it
is
treated
as
the
Latin
form
of
fiction
used
in
scholarly
contexts.
When
Latin
phrases
are
translated,
fictionis
is
commonly
rendered
as
"of
fiction"
or
"fiction’s"
in
English.
related
term
fictio
iuris
or
fictio
legis
appears
in
legal
and
rhetorical
contexts
to
describe
legal
or
rhetorical
fictions;
however,
in
those
phrases
the
word
most
often
appears
in
its
nominative
or
adjectival
form,
not
as
fictionis
in
English-language
usage.
It
is
primarily
of
interest
as
a
linguistic
form
within
Latin,
relevant
to
scholars
studying
lexical
history,
philology,
or
the
transmission
of
Latin
terms
into
modern
languages.