sci-fi
A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenesA genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
/saɪ.faɪ/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
(colloquial, uncountable)Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.
Origin
Clipping of science fiction.Clipping of science fiction.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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