non-fiction

non-fiction
non-fiction (adj.) also nonfiction, 1909 (non-fictional is from 1903), from NON- (Cf. non-) + FICTION (Cf. fiction).

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  • non-fiction — also nonfiction N UNCOUNT: oft N n Non fiction is writing that gives information or describes real events, rather than telling a story. The series will include both fiction and non fiction... Lewis is the author of thirteen novels and ten non… …   English dictionary

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