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Meaning of Nonfiction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية لا قصصي
Dansk faglitteratur
Deutsch Sachliteratur
Esperanto nefikcio
Español no ficción
Suomi tietokirjallisuus
Français non-fiction
Magyar ismeretterjesztő
Italiano saggistica saggistico
日本語 ノンフィクション
한국어 산문
Nederlands non-fictie
Polski literatura faktu
Русский документа́льная литерату́ра
Svenska facklitteratur
Kiswahili sibunilizi
ไทย สารคดี
Tiếng Việt phi hư cấu

Examples

“Encyclopedias, how-to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section.”
“A sudoku book sits atop the Nielsen BookScan nonfiction best-seller list.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nonfiction novel nonfighter nonfilament nonfiler nonfilter nonfinalist

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