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science fiction

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See also: science-fiction, Science-fiction, Science-Fiction, and Sciencefiction

English

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a cover of Rocket to the Moon, a science fiction comic book (1951)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From science +‎ fiction. First use appears c. 1851. See cite below.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sci‧ence fic‧tion
  • Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Noun

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science fiction (usually uncountable, plural science fictions)

  1. Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
    Synonyms: (dated) scientific romance, (dated) scientifiction, sci-fi, SF, skiffy, stf
    Hypernyms: imaginative fiction, non-mimetic fiction, SF/F/H, speculative fiction
    Hyponyms: hard science fiction, proto-science fiction, soft science fiction
    Coordinate terms: fantasy, horror
    • 1851, William Wilson, A Little Earnest Book Upon a Great Old Subject:
      Now this applies especially to Science-Fiction, in which the revealed truths of Science may be given, interwoven with a pleasing story which may itself be poetical and true—thus circulating a knowledge of the Poetry of Science, clothed in a garb of the Poetry of Life.
    • 1975 April, Isaac Asimov, “How Easy to See the Future!”, in Natural History, volume 84, number 4, New York: American Museum of Natural History, →ISSN, page 92, column 2:
      Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology.
  2. (by extension) Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.
    Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.

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Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English science fiction.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.jɛns ˈfik.ʂɘn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Noun

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science fiction n (indeclinable, abbreviation s.f. or SF)

  1. (literature) science fiction (genre of fiction)
    Synonym: fantastyka naukowa
    elementy science fiction ― science fiction elements
  2. (colloquial) something inconceivable, something incredible, something unbelievable
    polityczne science fiction ― political science fiction
    • 2013, “Łódź żyje Janowiczem. To jakieś „science fiction””, in Wprost‎[1]:
      – To dla nas jakieś science fiction. Nie wiemy, w jakim świecie żyjemy. To jest po prostu coś nieprawdopodobnego – mówi Ewa Nadel, prezes klubu, którego zawodnikiem jest Janowicz.
      “This is unbelievable. We don't know what world we live in. This is just something inconceivable,” says Ewa Nadel, president of the club whose player is Janowicz.

Adjective

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science fiction (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (literature, postpositive, relational) science fiction (genre of fiction)
    Synonym: fantastycznonaukowy
    opowiadanie science fiction ― science fiction short story
  2. (postpositive) inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English science fiction.

Noun

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science fiction

  1. science fiction
    Hennes favoritgenre var science fiction
    Her favorite genre was science fiction

References

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