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stfantasy

noun
/ˈstɛˈfæntəsi/

Etymology

Either abbreviation of scientifantasy, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fantasy.

  1. derived from fantasier
  2. inherited from fantasien
  3. derived from *bʰh₂nyéti✻
  4. derived from φαντασία
  5. derived from phantasia
  6. derived from fantasie
  7. inherited from fantasie
  8. compounded as stfantasy — “stf + fantasy”

Definitions

  1. The overall field of literature containing the genres of science fiction and fantasy…

    The overall field of literature containing the genres of science fiction and fantasy fiction; imaginative fiction; speculative fiction.

    • The average stefnist eats up good stfantasy, has an exaggerated idea of its literary merit, and will leap to defend it against detractors.
    • First, many thanks for giving us a de Camp tale. He is, to me, the most literate writer ever produced by stfantasy.
    • The usual melange of serious articles on stfantasy and its personalities, copiously interspersed with advertising. If you collect, sell, trade, or read fantasy or stf you cannot do without this one.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stfantasy. 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