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scientifilm

scientifilm noun: a motion picture in the genre of science fiction.

Noun

scientifilm (plural scientifilms)

  1. (dated, slang) A motion picture in the genre of science fiction.
    • You will forgive me if the scientifilm-ending to ‘Mystery of the -/-’ seemed obvious to me before completing the story, being a Scientificinemologist by profession.1935 October, Forrest J Ackerman, “Scientifilm News”, in Wonder Stories, volume 7, number 5, page 637

Forms of scientifilm

pluralscientifilms

Origin of scientifilm

Blend of scientifiction + film.

Questions about scientifilm

What does scientifilm mean?
Scientifilm means a motion picture in the genre of science fiction.
What part of speech is scientifilm?
Scientifilm is a noun.
What is the plural of scientifilm?
The plural of scientifilm is scientifilms.

Words near scientifilm in the dictionary

  1. scientifictionally
  2. scientifictionist
  3. scientifictionists
  4. scientified
  5. scientifies
  6. scientifilm
  7. scientifilms
  8. scientify
  9. scientifying
  10. scientiometrics
  11. scientise

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