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Nonfiction

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolno ficción
Françaisnon-fiction
DeutschSachliteratur
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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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