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Definition of
factitious adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
factitious
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
fækˈtɪʃəs
/
/
(
formal
)
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not genuine but created deliberately and made to appear to be true
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factitious
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