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sci fi
sci-fi
/
ˈsaɪˈfaɪ
/
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[
sahy
-
fahy
]
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Informal.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to
science fiction
:
a writer of sci-fi books.
noun
2.
science fiction
.
Origin:
1950–55;
by shortening
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sci-fi
(ˈsaɪˌfaɪ)
—
n
short for
science fiction
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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sci-fi
science fiction
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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