adult fiction

collocation in English

meaningsofadultandfiction

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adult
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ʌlt/us
/ˈæd.ʌlt/
grown to full size ...
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fiction
noun
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people ...
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(Definition ofadultandfictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another thing is that they are now asked to buy books for various categories: adult non-fiction, reference books,adultfiction, children's books and foreign books.
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He is best known for his adult suspense fiction, and youngadultfictionbased on myths, legends, and historical figures.
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At the age of 16, she had her firstadultfictionpublished.
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Adultfictionmade roughly a quarter of that value: 454m.
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He has written more than 70 books includingadultfictionand children's non-fiction.
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Magazines were housed in the bathroom on a board above the tub,adultfictionin a nearby bedroom and childrens books in the living room.
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The evacuation has spawned a whole literature of children's and youngadultfiction.
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Rather, his work is intended for a wide variety of ages, with books ranging from picture books toadultfiction.
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Of the 79,599 cataloged books that circulated 35,011 wereadultfictionbooks, 15,579 adult non-fiction, 24,180 childrens fiction and 4,829 childrens non-fiction.
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Adultfiction(an estimated 75.3 million copies) made 32% of this market.
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In addition to his opus ofadultfiction, he also published a number of books for children and young readers.
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Much of the literature published consists of youngadultfictionwhich in itself contains several different types of text.
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Authors were able to submit work in one of five categories: general fiction, mystery/thriller, romance, science fiction/fantasy/horror, and youngadultfiction.
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Originally aimed towards adults, the novel was a best-seller and gained critical acclaim in theadultfictionmarket.
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His novels fall within the genre of youngadultfiction.
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There are various lesser-known books in both young adult andadultfiction, as well as films that follow the same idea.
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