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science fiction

noun
🔊/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/
🔊/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/
(also informal sci-fi)
[uncountable]
(abbreviation SF)
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  1. a type of book, film, etc. that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets科幻小说（或影片等）Topics Literature and writinga2, Film and theatrea2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryScience fiction is used before these nouns:
    • novel
    • thriller
    • writer
    • …
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