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sci-fi

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

saɪ.faɪ

Definitions

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

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FrançaisS-F science-fiction

Portuguêssci-fi

Italianofantascienza

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Ελληνικάεφ

Suomiscifi

Gàidhligficsean saidheans

Magyarsci-fi

Русскийсай-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

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

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