Faction Definition

făkshən
factions
noun
factions
A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
American Heritage
A group of people inside a political party, club, government, etc. working in a common cause against other such groups or against the main body.
Webster's New World
Partisan conflict within an organization or a country; dissension.
Webster's New World
A kind of fiction based on or incorporating recognizable historical events, real people, etc.
Webster's New World
A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.
American Heritage
suffix
Production; making.
Petrifaction.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Faction

Noun

Singular:
faction
Plural:
factions

Origin of Faction

  • Middle English -faccioun from Old French -faction from Latin -factiō -factiōn- from factus past participle of facere to make dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō, noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Latin factiō factiōn- from factus past participle of facere to do dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Blend of fact and fiction.

    From Wiktionary

  • Blend of fact fiction

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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