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fingimento — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fiction noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
  • simulation noun A model or reproduction of a real system or situation, used to study or predict how it behaves.

Senses

fingimento is used for these senses in English:

  • fiction (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
  • simulation Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.

fiction — full definition

  1. noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
  2. noun A statement or claim that is untrue, sometimes meant to mislead.

simulation — full definition

  1. noun A model or reproduction of a real system or situation, used to study or predict how it behaves.
  2. noun In sport, the act of faking a foul or injury to deceive a referee.

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