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    [Adjective]  | "fic*tive" | \ ˈfik-tiv \


    1: not genuine : feigned

    2: of, relating to, or capable of imaginative creation

    3: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fiction : fictional


    Origin: 1612 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin fictīvus "imaginative, imaginary," from Latin fictus, past participle of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -īvus {see: |-ive|-ive} {mat|feign|};

     [ "fictive" ]

    1: An alternate personality, as part of dissociative identity disorder or similar dissociative disorders, who takes the form of a fictional character. Some fictives may still act as they did in their source material, while some might just take on an identity based on their source material.

      * e.g.,  ... Angela: Jen, one of your alters keeps trying to cast spells. 

     [ "fictive" ]

    1: A fictitious Idea or train of thought, created using imagination.

      * e.g.,  ... I can totally get into this {book here}'s Fictive We're not actually related, but I view my uncle with a kinship fictive. 

     [ "Fictive" ]

    1: Ur not the irl of a random anime character, chronically online

      * e.g.,  ... Woah! Fictives r goofy! 

     [ "fictive-dating" ]

    1: Fictive-dating is when two fictives who's source is the same media are sourced from characters who frequently get shipped together date eachother.

      * e.g.,  ... "__ and I are fictive-dating" 

     [ "fictive bias" ]

    1: The accidental bias developed after discussing something with a fictive about their source that may differ from the actual media. While fictives are not the characters from their source, they may still have attachment to that media and memories and opinions about it. Sharing these thoughts and feelings with others could result in a bias toward or against someone or something due to information only that fictive would have, making it unexplainable to fandom-goers.

      * e.g.,  ... "What do you think of Ada Wong? She's such a badass, right?" 

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