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nonfiction
noun nonfictions · non-fiction
- Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. Encyclopedias, how-to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section.
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Closest in meaning: nonfictional prose, true story, documentary, reportage, journalism, history, biography, memoir, chronicle, account, report, essay, treatise, monograph, reference work, documentation
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noun written works intended to give facts
| Español | no ficción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ノンフィクション nonfikushon |
| 中文 | 非虛構文學 /非虚构文学 fēi-xūgòu wénxué |
| Kiswahili | sibunilizi |
| Français | non-fiction |
| Deutsch | Sachliteratur |
| Italiano | saggistico, saggistica |
| Русский | документа́льная литерату́ра dokumentálʹnaja literatúra |
| Tiếng Việt | phi hư cấu, không hư cấu |
Talk about this word "nonfiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonfiction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nonfiction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonfiction "nonfiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonfiction.Cite this
@misc{nonfiction_2026,
title = {nonfiction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonfiction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
