fictional character

collocation in English

meaningsoffictionalandcharacter

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fictional
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl/
imaginary:
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition offictionalandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as we acknowledge that there was more than afictionalcharacterat stake.
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But there is not a single occasion when afictionalcharacterdirectly interacts with or meets a historical personage.
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The person on stage is not an actor playing afictionalcharacter, but an expression of the performer's self with varying degrees of authenticity.
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However, history books do not mention her name and therefore she should be considered afictionalcharacter.
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Unlike the other three beauties, however, there is no known evidence suggesting her existence; she is most likely afictionalcharacter.
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They remain the only dog breed to have been named after afictionalcharacter.
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She is often seen performing various nonsensical tasks around the boarding house, or role-playing as afictionalcharacterin over-the-top scenarios.
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Nya is afictionalcharacterin this novel.
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Personalities able to register fall into 5 categories, namely sole, joint, group, legal andfictionalcharacter.
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It is a comic fantasy in which afictionalcharactercomes to life.
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Fan loyalty is similar: an allegiance to and abiding interest in a sports team,fictionalcharacter, or fictional series.
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A superhero (also known as a super hero) is afictionalcharacterof unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
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He confessed he was a little bemused by her reaction to afictionalcharactersending a prop shield to a fictional version of himself.
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Although it follows afictionalcharacter, much of it is based on the fire.
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The comic then branched to thefictionalcharacterthat became so famous.
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However, his experience in the program gives these stories a verisimilitude that belies theirfictionalcharacter.
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Thefictionalcharacterhas appeared in ten novels.
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He can choose any person orfictionalcharacter, without regard to good or evil to bring back.
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The game contains a plethora of different articles ranging fromfictionalcharacterdiary entries to excerpts from famous works of literature.
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