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sci fi

sci fi is the alternative form of sci-fi.

Meaning of sci-fi

Noun

sci-fi (uncountable)

  1. A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
    • I'm the kind of sci-fi addict who can stand any amount of improbability, bad acting, uninterested direction and poverty-row budgets, but can't take The Mind of Mr. Soames.1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review, volume 21, page 571
  2. (colloquial) Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.

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Questions about sci fi

What is sci fi the alternative form of?
Sci fi is the alternative form of sci-fi.

Words near sci fi in the dictionary

  1. Schütz
  2. Schützenfest
  3. schœne
  4. schœnes
  5. sci
  6. sci fi
  7. sci-fi
  8. sci-fic
  9. sci-fier
  10. sci-fiers
  11. sci-fix

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