scientifiction

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.3 References 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Blend of scientific and fiction

[edit] Noun

scientifiction (uncountable)

1. Science fiction.

[edit] Usage notes

• Scientifiction was proposed by as a name for this genre in 1926 but was superseded by science fiction; the term is now only seen in early science fiction magazines and fandom.

[edit] Synonyms

• science fiction
• sci-fi
• SF

[edit] References

• Child Study Association of America, Child Study (1923), p. 202, University of Michigan, OCLC: 1554222. Quote: "… combination of scientifiction and adventure. The series is characterized by a high note of excitement and the almost incessant noise of whirring motors."
• "A New Sort of Magazine", Amazing Stories: The Magazine of Scientifiction, Gernsback, Hugo, and T. O'Conor Sloane, eds., issue 1, page 3, April 1926
• Forrest J Ackerman's World of Science Fiction, Ackerman, Forest J., pages 27, 31, 130, RR Donnelley & Sons, 1997, ISBN 1-57544-069-5

[edit] See also

• fantasy
• speculative fiction