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fantastika

fantastika noun: speculative fiction.

Noun

fantastika (uncountable)

  1. speculative fiction
    • As literary figures in late 20th-century fantastika, the characters in Banks' first three novels have plenty of Dark Twins grinning at them from tomorrow—and from right now, and from yesterday, and from other places that may or may not exist […]2015, Simone Caroti, The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks: A Critical Introduction, page 37

Origin of fantastika

From Russian фантастика (fantastika).

Questions about fantastika

What does fantastika mean?
Fantastika means speculative fiction.
What part of speech is fantastika?
Fantastika is a noun.

Words near fantastika in the dictionary

  1. fantasticks
  2. fantasticly
  3. fantasticness
  4. fantastico
  5. fantastics
  6. fantastika
  7. fantastique
  8. fantastries
  9. fantastry
  10. fantasts
  11. fantasy

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