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

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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 In the hit sci-fi series, Fisher-Becker shared the screen with Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith as Dorium Maldovar, the blue-skinned owner of an intergalactic trading post known as the Maldovarium. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025 Hulu offers some big hitters in the sci-fi world too. Alexander Cox, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025 The sci-fi epic, directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Robert Pattinson, continues to build on its impressive opening, bringing its cumulative total to $14.3 million with 2.1 million admissions. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sci-fi

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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“Sci-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sci-fi. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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sci-fi

noun
ˈsī-ˈfī
sci-fi adjective

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