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

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suffix

Production; making.

Petrifaction.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Faction

Singular:

faction

Plural:

factions

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