nonfictional prose
- noun
- /nɒnˈfɪkʃənl proʊz/
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prosa no ficción
- "Butler comments trenchantly, regarding Gray's translations of Welsh poetry, that "since 1800, academics have proved slow to recognize important ideas unless they appear in nonfictional prose at book length."
Examples
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The author's latest collection of essays is a prime example of engaging nonfictional prose.
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Many students prefer reading nonfictional prose because it offers insights into real-life events.
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In her class, she teaches students how to write effective nonfictional prose about historical figures.
Synonyms
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Books or writing about real people, events, and facts
Antonyms
How Real
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'prose writing about real events or facts' is directly derivable from combining 'nonfictional' (about real events) with 'prose' (non‑metrical written language). This adjective+noun composition is a standard, compositional pattern and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Nonfictional prose combines nonfictional and prose; imagine a writer using plain, everyday words to tell events that are 'not made up' instead of inventing a story. So, the phrase means writing that describes 'real' people, events, or facts.