English Explanatory Dictionary

xenofiction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials.
  2. Fiction written from the point of view of a non-human character.

Pronunciation

/zɛnəfɪkʃən/

Word forms

xenofiction

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰi-né-ǵʰ-ti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English xenofiction From xeno- + fiction.

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