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fanac

/ˈfæn.æk/

fanac noun: the activity of fans, particularly of science fiction.

Noun

fanac (uncountable)

  1. (dated, slang) The activity of fans, particularly of science fiction.
    • This, however, is only part of the story—just as fanzines and fan activity (Fanac) are only a part of the totality which is fandom.1956 September, Robert Bloch, “Some of Best Fans are Friends”, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, volume 11, number 3, page 57
    • It must be emphasised that this was genuinely a 'historical' action; letter-writing to the prozines is currently a discouraged area of fanac.1977, Brian Ash, The Visual encyclopedia of science fiction, Harmony Books, page 274

Origin of fanac

Shortened fan + activity.

Words formed from fanac

Questions about fanac

What does fanac mean?
Fanac means the activity of fans, particularly of science fiction.
What part of speech is fanac?
Fanac is a noun.
How do you pronounce fanac?
Fanac is pronounced /ˈfæn.æk/.

Words near fanac in the dictionary

  1. fan-tan
  2. fan-veined
  3. fan-wheel
  4. fan-wheels
  5. fana
  6. fanac
  7. fanackapan
  8. fanackapans
  9. Fanagalo
  10. Fanakalo
  11. fanal

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