Meanings
nounfictomercial (plural fictomercials)
plural fictomercials
- A work of fiction featuring product placement or commissioned to promote a product.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
- Proto-Italic*θingō
- Proto-Italic*fingō
- Latinfingō
- Latinfictiō
- Old Frenchficcion
- Middle Englishficcioun
- Englishfiction
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmerx
- Latincommercium
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latincommerciāli
- Frenchcommercia
- Englishcommercial
- Englishfictomercial
Blend of fiction + commercial.
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APA
fictomercial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictomercial
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“fictomercial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictomercial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fictomercial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictomercial.
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