futurama

[fyoo-chuh-ram-uh, -rah-muh]

noun

1. an exhibition or display that attempts to depict certain aspects or elements of life in the future.

2. a comprehensive projection of the future.

Other Word Forms

• futuramic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of futurama¹

After Futurama ( future, -ama ), name of an exhibit at the New York World's Fair (1939)

Example Sentences

You need only look to the legacy of characters such as Star Wars' C-3PO, Futurama's Bender or the Terminator to see humans might sometimes feel more comfortable around something closely resembling us.

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Its cousin, the ondes martenot, was featured in one of Groening’s favorite classical pieces — the “Turangalîla-symphonie” by Olivier Messiaen — which would inspire the name for a lead character in “Futurama,” Turanga Leela.

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“King of the Hill” was Tom’s first animation job before she went on to play roles on “Futurama,” “Teen Titans Go!” and “Rick and Morty.”

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I’d probably go home and fall asleep to “The Simpsons” or “Futurama.”

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Illustrator and executive producer Mona Chalabi designed the characters, each harkening back to animation styles of the late ’90s and early 2000s shows like “Futurama” or “Daria.”

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