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nonfiction
This term serves as a categorical label used primarily in publishing and library science to distinguish factual prose from imaginative storytelling. While it encompasses a wide range of genres including memoirs, textbooks, and journalistic reports, the overarching requirement is a commitment to truth and verifiable evidence.
As a noun, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It describes a genre or a body of work rather than individual items. Consequently, you cannot refer to a single piece of nonfiction as a nonfiction; instead, you must use a partitive construction such as a nonfiction book or a work of nonfiction.
Meanings
Examples
I usually spend my weekends browsing the nonfiction section of the bookstore.
Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction for your research project?
This is a gripping piece of creative nonfiction about the Great Depression.
I need to find a nonfiction guide on effective leadership.
I wonder if this memoir counts as nonfiction or if it is too stylized.
The teacher assigned a nonfiction essay on climate change.
He writes high quality nonfiction about ancient civilizations.