SCIENCE FICTION Definition & Meaning

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science fiction

[ sahy-uhns fik-shuhn ]

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noun

a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc.

science fiction

noun

1. a literary genre that makes imaginative use of scientific knowledge or conjecture
2. ( as modifier )
  a science fiction writer

science fiction

Works of fiction that use scientific discoveries or advanced technology — either actual or imaginary — as part of their plot . Jules Verne and H. G. Wells were early writers of science fiction. More recent ones are Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of science fiction¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

Having a chip in your brain that can translate your thoughts into computer commands may sound like science fiction - but it is a reality for Noland Arbaugh.

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Social media has turned real-life into science fiction and vice versa, and “Adolescence” is like staring directly into the eye of the beast, hoping that meeting its gaze will negate its poison.

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But the law was written in 1996 when the web was tied to telephone wires, and location-based social media sex apps were a fever dream of science fiction.

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The policy was based on a misunderstanding of embryonic stem cell science, which made it, in Mooney’s words, “a policy based on science fiction.”

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The fantasy graphic novel and science fiction writer - whose books Good Omens, American Gods and The Sandman have been adapted for television - was the subject of a New York Magazine cover story.

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