fictional

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Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting, players take on the role of the heroic OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination.

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  1. Pertaining to or of the nature of fiction; fictitiously created; imaginary. Elements which are fictional rather than historical. Latham. What other cases are there of fictional personages having done the same? N. and Q., 6th ser., IX. 467. They [American theater-managers] have not watched the tendencies of the sister arts, painting and fictional literature, towards a closer truth to nature. The Century, XXXI. 155.

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  • Harper's Island, a fictional island near Seattle, will consist of blood and screams rather than rice and laughter. —  TV Envy
  • Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting, players take on the role of the heroic OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination.
  • More recently, cartoonist Bill Watterson named the fictional first-grade teacher in his "Calvin and Hobbes" after the devil Wormwood. —  Narnia Fans
  • BARTLET I won†™ t lie to you, being fictional was a big advantage. —  Out In Left Field
  • Whether fictional or non-fictional, it's definitely bad in concept and execution. —  Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
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