science fictionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪk.ʃən/us/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪk.ʃən/informal sci-fi, also SFB1 books, films, or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets:
a science-fiction novel/story
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
- vignette
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