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fictitious (adj) – Spurious, fake; fictional; created or assumed with the intention to conceal.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Fictitious is related to the Medieval Latin word fict?cius, meaning “artificial,” “imaginary,” “feigned,” or “fraudulent.” It was first used in English as an antonym for natural. For instance, a fake diamond would be referred to as a fictitious one. This use indicates the word’s deeper Latin roots: fict?cius is from the Latin verb fingere, meaning “to mold, fashion, make a likeness of; pretend to be.” Nowadays, fictitious is no longer used for physical things shaped by the human hand. Rather, it is typically used for imaginative creations or for feigned emotions.
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