Word: nonfiction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
fic
tion
Definition: Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: fiction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fingō
Language: la
Decoded: fingo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I dissemble; I alter the truth in order to deceive; feign; pretend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.