Definition of Fictionalization

1. Noun. A literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction.

Exact synonyms: Fictionalisation
Generic synonyms: Literary Composition, Literary Work
Derivative terms: Fictionalise, Fictionalize

2. Noun. Writing in a fictional form.
Exact synonyms: Fabrication, Fictionalisation
Generic synonyms: Authorship, Composition, Penning, Writing
Derivative terms: Fabricate, Fictionalise, Fictionalize

Definition of Fictionalization

1. Noun. The act of fictionalizing or something fictionalized ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fictionalization

fictional animal
fictional character
fictionalisation
fictionalise
fictionalised
fictionaliser
fictionalisers
fictionalises
fictionalising
fictionalism
fictionalisms
fictionalist
fictionalists
fictionalities
fictionality
fictionalization (current term)
fictionalizations
fictionalize
fictionalized
fictionalizer
fictionalizers
fictionalizes
fictionalizing
fictionally
fictionary
fictioneer
fictioneering
fictioneerings
fictioneers
fictionise

Literary usage of Fictionalization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marianne Moore: Vision Into Verse by Patricia C. Willis (1987)
"... t,4TO MW in this issue: visionary architects . lawrence alloway on marilyn monroe . the fictionalization of the past . dore ashton on fashions . posters ..."

2. The Legitimacy of International Organizations by Jean-Marc Coicaud (2001)
"International redistribution of power and the fictionalization or transformation of the United Nations' legitimacy Firstly, ..."

3. Disabilism: How to Tackle the Last Prejudice by Paul Miller, Sophia Parker, Sarah Gillinson (2004)
"... upon the Work or upon the Work and other pre-existing works, such as a musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, ..."

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