“Inherit the Wind”…is a fictionalization of the [Scopes] Trial and the surrounding events (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fic´tion|al|iz´er — fic|tion|al|ize «FIHK shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to give a fictitious form to; make fiction out of: »The famous trial was fictionalized in this novel. –fic´tion|al|iz´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|al|ize — «FIHK shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to give a fictitious form to; make fiction out of: »The famous trial was fictionalized in this novel. –fic´tion|al|iz´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
fic´tion|al|ly — fic|tion|al «FIHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with fiction: »Robinson Crusoe is a fictional character. Some fictional characters seem very real. –fic´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|al — «FIHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with fiction: »Robinson Crusoe is a fictional character. Some fictional characters seem very real. –fic´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|al|ist — «FIHK shuh nuh lihst», noun. a writer of fiction; fictionist … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|eer|ing — «FIHK shuh NIHR ihng», noun. the writing of fiction … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|eer — «FIHK shuh NIHR», noun. a writer of fiction: »The scientific fictioneers who look into the future…are valuable men (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|ist — «FIHK shuh nihst», noun. a writer of fiction … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion|ize — «FIHK shuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to write fiction. –v.t. to fictionalize … Useful english dictionary
fic|tion — «FIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a story that is not fact; novels, short stories, and other prose writings that tell about imaginary people and happenings. “Robinson Crusoe” is fiction. »Modern fiction lacks the long descriptive passages so characteristic… … Useful english dictionary
