: of, relating to, or being science fiction
a sci-fi film
sci-fi noun

Examples of sci-fi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although the sci-fi sequel is expected to stream on Max, a release date hasn’t been announced. Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 Now, the 31-year-old actor is going intergalactic, joining the legendary sci-fi franchise Doctor Who as the Fifteenth Doctor. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 The mysterious hole at the center of Amazon’s Outer Range was something to fear when the sci-fi / western drama first debuted. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024 This was in response to an early screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, a $120 million sci-fi epic that the legendary Godfather director has been trying to make for roughly four decades. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024 And, comics and sci-fi fans will be taking over the Central Library, with an afternoon of graphic novelists, authors, panels, workshops and more planned for AnaCon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27. Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024 Explaining Netflix's trippy new sci-fi series What are the books the series '3 Body Problem' is based on? Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024 The duo are also finishing the score for the upcoming Scott Derrickson sci-fi thriller The Gorge starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024 Villeneuve and Legendary are currently developing a third movie in his Dune series that is based on the writings of sci-fi author Frank Herbert. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

shortened from science fiction

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sci-fi was in 1954

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Cite this Entry

“Sci-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sci-fi. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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sci-fi

noun
ˈsī-ˈfī
sci-fi adjective

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