scientific romance
noun
A work of speculative fiction or science fiction, especially one characterized by a spirit of serious intellectual inquiry; such fiction as a genre; compare science fiction (now chiefly historical ).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Isaac D'Israeli (1766–1848), writer.
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