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sci-fi en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /saɪ.faɪ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of science fiction.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to such a genre.

Forms

Deriveds

skiffy

Synonyms

s.f. · S.F. · sci-fic · sf · science fiction. science-fiction · sci-fix · S. F. · SF

Translations (9)

fr S-F (science fiction) · fi scifi (science fiction) · gd ficsean saidheans (science fiction) · fr science-fiction (science fiction) · ru сай-фа́й (science fiction) · it fantascienza (science fiction) · el ΕΦ (science fiction) · cmn 科幻 (science fiction) · hu sci-fi (science fiction)

sci-fi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /saɪ.faɪ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of science fiction.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
   • Several sci-fi films and novels have very accurately predicted and paved the way for many of the pieces of technology we enjoy today. 2015 August 13, Emmanuel Tsekleves, “Science fiction as fact: how desires drive discoveries”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2016:
   • 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. 1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review, volume 21, page 571:
2. (colloquial, uncountable) Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.

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