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sci-fi

noun
/saɪ.faɪ/UK

Etymology

Clipping of science fiction.

Definitions

  1. A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.

    • I'm the kind of sci-fi addict who can stand any amount of improbability, bad acting, uninterested direction and poverty-row budgets, but can't take The Mind of Mr. Soames.
    • Several sci-fi films and novels have very accurately predicted and paved the way for many of the pieces of technology we enjoy today.

  2. Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.

  3. Of or pertaining to such a genre.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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