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

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Paul McCartney’s ambitious yet ultimately abandoned collaboration with legendary sci-fi author Isaac Asimov has been unveiled in vivid detail through a new book, The McCartney Legacy, Volume 2: 1974–80, by Adrian Sinclair and Allan Kozinn. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024 Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Elsewhere, a rerelease of Interstellar, Christopher Nolan's 2014 sci-fi epic, debuted at No. 6, earning $4.4 million at only 165 theater locations. Staff Author, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Concord was also pulling elements from Overwatch with its hero classes and first-person action, but set in a new sci-fi universe (much like Guardians of the Galaxy) with plenty of storytelling potential. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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sci-fi

noun
ˈsī-ˈfī
sci-fi adjective

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