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Meaning of sci-fi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/saɪ.faɪ/

Definitions

  1. A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
    uncountable
  2. Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.
    colloquial, uncountable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά εφ
Suomi scifi
Français S-F science-fiction
Italiano fantascienza
Русский сай-фа́й

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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