Meanings
nounmidfiction (countable and uncountable, plural midfictions)
plural midfictions
- countableuncountableliteratureA style of postmodern fiction lying between realism and metafiction.
Origin
mid- + fiction, coined in the 1970s by Alan Wilde.
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APA
midfiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midfiction
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“midfiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midfiction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midfiction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midfiction.
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