Existing
Existing adjective - Having being at the present time.
Fictional
Fictional adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the events in the horror movie seemed so real to some fans that they could not believe that the whole thing was fictional
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
Both words in one sentence
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Leather Clown, in which a fictional relationship with a non-existing leather-clad, female clown is described.
Source: Music / King Missile - Fictional Political Party: Played with; as the TL develops, new political parties form, but usually out of existing political parties.
Source: Literature / Reds - There are even canonical examples of fictional characters being summoned, so they don't even need to be established as previously existing in the same universe.
Source: Obvious Crossover Method
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