TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

Meaning of TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION in English

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English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION — ( saying ) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — n fiction (as in truth stranger than fiction); fiction legal legal fiction
Interlingua English vocab
TRUTH — I In philosophy, the property of statements, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse, to agree with the …
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRANGER — I. ˈstrānjə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estrangier foreign, foreigner, from estrange strange, foreign 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRUTH — ˈtrüth noun ( plural truths -üthz also -üths) Etymology: Middle English trewthe, treuthe, from Old English trēowth, trīewth; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FICTION — ˈfikshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio, from fictus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
STRANGER — (n.) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without …
Английский словарь Webster
FICTION — (n.) The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRANGER — ( n. ) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRUTH — — truthless , adj. — truthlessness , n. /troohth/ , n. , pl. truths /troohdhz, troohths/ . 1. the true …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRANGER — — strangerlike , adj. /strayn"jeuhr/ , n. 1. a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance: He is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FICTION — — fictional , adj. — fictionally , adv. /fik"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRANGER — I. ˈstrān-jər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange Date: 14th century 1. : one who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FICTION — noun Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRUTH — noun righteousness; true religion. 2. truth ·noun fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness. 3. truth ·vt to assert as true; to declare. …
Webster English vocab
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
STRANGER — noun one who is strange, foreign, or unknown. 2. stranger ·noun one who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner. …
Webster English vocab
FICTION — noun the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. 2. fiction ·noun an …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRANGER — [strang.er] n [ME, fr. MF estrangier foreign, foreigner, fr. estrange] (14c) 1: one who is strange: as a (1): foreigner …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FICTION — [fic.tion] n [ME ficcioun, fr. MF fiction, fr. L fiction-, fictio act of fashioning, fiction, fr. fingere to shape, fashion, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FICTION — literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRUTH — truth BrE AmE truːθ ▷ truths truːðz truːθs ▶ ˈ truth drug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ truth ˌ table BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRANGER — stranger BrE AmE ˈstreɪn d ʒ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ stranger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FICTION — fiction BrE AmE ˈfɪk ʃ ə n ▷ fiction|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRUTH — / truːθ; NAmE / noun ( pl. truths / truːðz; NAmE /) 1. the truth [ sing. ] the true …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGER — / ˈstreɪndʒə(r); NAmE / noun 1. stranger (to sb) a person that you do not know : There was a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — / ˈfɪkʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRUTH — truth S1 W2 /truːθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ truly , ↑ truthfully ≠ ↑ untruthfully …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRANGER — strang ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈstreɪndʒə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ stranger , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FICTION — fic ‧ tion /ˈfɪkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ fictional , ↑ fictitious , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1 the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRANGER — n. 1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FICTION — n. 1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1 the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRANGER — n. 1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FICTION — n. 1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRUTH — n. (pl. truths) 1. the quality or a state of being true or truthful (doubted the truth of the statement; …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
STRANGER — n.1 a person who does not know or is not known in a particular place or company. 2 (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
FICTION — n.1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature, esp. novels, describing imaginary events and people. …
Oxford English vocab
TRUTH — ( truths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The truth about something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGER — ( strangers) 1. A stranger is someone you have never met before. Telling a complete stranger about your life is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — ( fictions) 1. Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FICTION — (~s) 1. Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRUTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a kernel of truth ▪ There may be a kernel of truth in what he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRANGER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES complete stranger ▪ a complete stranger COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE complete ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRUTH — [noun] [U] - the quality of being trueThere would seem to be some truth in what she says.There is no …
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
STRANGER — [noun] [C]A stranger is someone whom you do not know.Children have to be taught not to speak to strangers.I'd never …
Cambridge English vocab
FICTION — [noun] - the type of book or story which is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on …
Cambridge English vocab

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