Fictitiousness

Fictitiousness
Fictitious Fic*ti"tious, a. [L. fictitius. See {Fiction}.] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame. [1913 Webster]

The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. --Pope. -- {Fic*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fic*ti"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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