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faction

Pronunciation: /ˈfæk.ʃən/

The English word “faction” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
  2. Strife; discord.
  3. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
  4. The facts found in fiction.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.

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