sci-fi
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sci-fi
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening
Example Sentences
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A childhood of sci-fi, The Thunderbirds and televised Nasa missions meant space was always a keen interest of his.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Something that really intrigued me was their sci-fi aspect of this film,” Maea said of Asco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The startup provides online platforms, where fans can trade and play with digital cards featuring baseball players, sci-fi hero Ultraman characters, sumo wrestlers and other growing lists of figures and characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian sci-fi plot.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The city of Megadon reminded me of an old 1950s sci-fi paperback cover painting depicting the crumbling ruins of a once-great technologically advanced civilization.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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