sci-fi
adjEtymology Clipping of science fiction.
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Of or pertaining to such a genre.
- Derived terms
- skiffy
sci-fi
nounUK /saɪ.faɪ/
Etymology Clipping of science fiction.
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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.1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review, volume 21, page 571:
- 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:
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Colloquial Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.