What does "nonfiction" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "nonfiction"?

Common synonyms include: article, autograph, brainchild, composition, computer printout, copy.

noun

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Noun

1
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. countable, uncountable
"Encyclopedias, how-to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section."
2
prose writing that is not fictional wordnet

"Tom doesn't often read nonfiction."

From non- + fiction.