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stfilm

stfilm noun: a film in the science fiction genre.

Noun

stfilm (plural stfilms)

  1. (dated, slang) A film in the science fiction genre.
    • A Stfilm Committee of five were appointed to meet on Fridays, and plan the whole film project.1940 May, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 16, number 2, page 128
    • The report was that Earl had been attending the screening of chapter six of a new stfilm, The Underseas Kingdom with Crash Corrigan or something like that.1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Lives and Deaths of Earl Tuckleton”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 5

Forms of stfilm

pluralstfilms

Origin of stfilm

Either abbreviation of scientifilm, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + film.

Questions about stfilm

What does stfilm mean?
Stfilm means a film in the science fiction genre.
What part of speech is stfilm?
Stfilm is a noun.
What is the plural of stfilm?
The plural of stfilm is stfilms.

Words near stfilm in the dictionary

  1. stfen
  2. STFF
  3. STFFs
  4. stfield
  5. stfields
  6. stfilm
  7. stfilms
  8. stfnal
  9. stfnist
  10. stfnists
  11. STFs

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