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fantascience

noun

Etymology

Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science.

  1. derived from scientia
  2. derived from science
  3. inherited from science
  4. compounded as fantascience — “fantastic + science”

Definitions

  1. A genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements.

    • Silent Running is a myth anchored in materialism and realism, despite its fantascience trappings.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fantascience. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA