telefiction

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noun

Fiction that is broadcast by means of television.

“Soap operas are an enduring form of telefiction.”

OriginEnglish fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion →
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Meanings

nountelefiction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFiction that is broadcast by means of television.

    Soap operas are an enduring form of telefiction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  6. Proto-Italic*θingō
  7. Proto-Italic*fingō
  8. Latinfingō
  9. Latinfictiō
  10. Old Frenchficcion
  11. Middle Englishficcioun
  12. Englishfiction
  13. Englishtelefiction

From tele- + fiction.

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APA

telefiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telefiction

MLA

“telefiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telefiction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telefiction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telefiction.

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