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stfdom

/ˈstɛfdəm/

stfdom noun: the subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.

Noun

stfdom (uncountable)

  1. (dated, slang) The subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.
    • A monumental job by the VAMPIRE man, a 76-page ship of the line, featuring intelligent reviews of all phases of fandom and professional stfdom which features perhaps the best of the annual polls on just about everything.1947 July, Startling Stories, volume 15, number 3, page 110
    • Brotherly love is an old line, but stfdom is a living example that it will work.1951 December, Wilkie Conner, “Konner's Korner”, in Quandry, number 16, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2011, pages 11–12

Origin of stfdom

From stf (“scientifiction”) + -dom.

Questions about stfdom

What does stfdom mean?
Stfdom means the subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.
What part of speech is stfdom?
Stfdom is a noun.
How do you pronounce stfdom?
Stfdom is pronounced /ˈstɛfdəm/.

Words near stfdom in the dictionary

  1. stfanzine
  2. stfanzines
  3. stfcon
  4. stfcons
  5. stfd
  6. stfdom
  7. stfen
  8. STFF
  9. STFFs
  10. stfield
  11. stfields

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