fictitious (sp?)

[Arnold Zwicky]

vida morkunas:
 >Nevermind that fictitious is not a word (nor is fictition) - is this
 >a first use of these two words?

"fictitious" is certainly a word, and has been attested (with
the meaning 'artificial' and related meanings) for about four
hundred years.  "fictition" i don't recall having seen, though
'work of artifice, artificial creation' would be a transparent
meaning.

arnold (zwicky at csli.stanford.edu)