fictional world

collocation in English

meaningsoffictionalandworld

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fictional
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən.əl/
imaginary:
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world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition offictionalandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Instead, it seems to have split into a number of 'diegetic' musics that emanate from performers within thefictionalworldof the drama.
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She loves to read books, escaping to thefictionalworld.
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A number of other details differentiates thefictionalworld.
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Werewolves in thisfictionalworldcan inflict lycanthropy.
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It details the game's plot andfictionalworld.
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Many of the situations and characters he encountered there later became part of hisfictionalworld.
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It is also the name of thefictionalworldwhere the setting takes place.
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Representation in thefictionalworldsignifies social existence; absence means symbolic annihilation.
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The story takes place in afictionalworldthat has just begun a great world war.
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Nonetheless, the game's events and locations are set in afictionalworld.
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There are only five wizards in thefictionalworld, none of which are player-controlled.
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It involves immersing the patients in afictionalworldwhich is accessible to the psychiatrist.
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This method can make afictionalworldmore accessible for an audience.
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The player advances the protagonist and his companions through a fully three-dimensionalfictionalworld.
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It was a closedfictionalworldthat could establish its own rules and laws.
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Verisimilitude was a technical problem to resolve within the context of the novel'sfictionalworld.
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It is separated from the rest of itsfictionalworldby very large oceans.
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Each issue changed the history of thefictionalworldin which it was set.
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By focusing on creating an internally consistentfictionalworld, the author makes secondary belief possible.
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Thefictionalworldthat most resembles the actual world is based on the principle of minimal departure.
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An overworld map is used to navigate from one location to another in the game'sfictionalworld.
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Some fictional brands have crossed over from thefictionalworldin which they initially reside to become real products.
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These are considered the main books of the series and establish thefictionalworldin which the others are set.
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Discovery described the show as a genre-bending series about a real podcast that is set in afictionalworld.
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