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nonfiction novel

nonfiction novel noun: a work of literature that depicts true events with fictitious elements such as conversations between the historical figures involved, and uses the storytelling techniques of fiction.

Noun

nonfiction novel (plural nonfiction novels)

  1. A work of literature that depicts true events with fictitious elements such as conversations between the historical figures involved, and uses the storytelling techniques of fiction.

Forms of nonfiction novel

pluralnonfiction novels
alternative formnon-fiction novel

Questions about nonfiction novel

What does nonfiction novel mean?
Nonfiction novel means a work of literature that depicts true events with fictitious elements such as conversations between the historical figures involved, and uses the storytelling techniques of fiction.
What part of speech is nonfiction novel?
Nonfiction novel is a noun.
What is the plural of nonfiction novel?
The plural of nonfiction novel is nonfiction novels.

Words near nonfiction novel in the dictionary

  1. nonfibroblasts
  2. nonfibrolamellar
  3. nonfibrotic
  4. nonfibrous
  5. nonfiction
  6. nonfiction novel
  7. nonfiction novels
  8. nonfictional
  9. nonfictionalized
  10. nonfictionally
  11. nonfictions

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