~ 1
■ noun a small dissenting group within a larger one.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~alism noun
~ally adverb
Origin
C15 (denoting the action of doing or making): via Fr. from L. factio(n-) , from facere 'do, make'.
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~ 2
■ noun a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
Origin
1960s: blend of fact and fiction .