sci-fi
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sci-fi
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening
Example Sentences
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And, just like that, it was as if the 1983 sci-fi movie “WarGames” was feeling real.
What was once the stuff of sci-fi now feels possible—even if the actual AI technology is still far from being able to do what’s being imagined.
It was a hypothetical sci-fi thought exercise, but investors took it literally.
From MarketWatch
Inside its sci-fi trappings — space travel, crazy technology, oodles of extraterrestrials — Pixar’s “Elio” is the story of an outsider kid who finds a new family.
From Los Angeles Times
In its 28 previous features, Pixar had dabbled in sci-fi, but “Elio” is immersed in it, with just a soupçon of … horror?
From Los Angeles Times
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