: of, relating to, or being science fiction
a sci-fi film
sci-fi noun

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Red Flag Warning Will Remain Until Friday Evening As Blazes Burn More Than 2,000 Structures Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Do Not Lose Your Account Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Synchronic Year: 2020 Runtime: 1h 41m Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in this original sci-fi/horror flick from the directors of Spring and The Endless. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Director Ann-Marie Fleming’s sci-fi thriller, starring Sandra Oh, is set in the near future in which, to save the planet, death is everyone’s job. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025 It’s been nearly three years since the Apple TV+ sci-fi series first burst onto the scene with one of the most thrillingly original concepts in years. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sci-fi 

Word History

Etymology

shortened from science fiction

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sci-fi was in 1954

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“Sci-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sci-fi. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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sci-fi

noun
ˈsī-ˈfī
sci-fi adjective

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