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SFnal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛsˈɛfnəl/
• /ˈsɛfnəl/

Etymology

From SF (“science fiction”) + -al.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of science fictional.
   alt of science fictional
   • On reading that book I was struck by how it bordered on the SFnal without ever actually crossing over, and I realized that I could work with the idea. 2005 March 31, Derryl Murphy, Wasps at the Speed of Sound, Prime Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 170:
   • In a sense, SF tries to make the strange familiar — by showing SFnal elements in a context that helps us understand them. 2005, James Patrick Kelly, “Slipstream”, in James E. Gunn, Matthew Candelaria, editors, Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, Oxford: Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 347:

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Synonyms

stfnal