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Sci-fi consists of stories in books, magazines, and films about events that take place in the future or in other parts of the universe. Sci-fi is short for `science fiction'.It's a two hour sci-fi film.ˈsaɪˌfaɪ NOUN






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21 When I got home I felt a bit like I'd been on one of those weird sci-fi trips.Kate Cann READY? (2001)
A light beam is the latest thing to find itself transported across a lab as scientists strive towards the sci-fi dream of teleporting.New Scientist (1998)
Gattaca available to rent from Monday AT LAST - some sci-fi with adult intentions.Independent (1998)
She recently finished filming her role in Steven Spielberg's movie The Time Machine, based on the H. G. Wells sci-fi novel.Sun, News of the World (2001)
The diver's enormous metal suit - looking like some sci-fi monster, swung gently from the overhang of the after bridge.Gagman, Maurice Doubtful Motives
To my modern imagination, shaped by too many sci-fi adventures, I had an impression of walking up a ramp into a spaceship.Peter Stanford HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)
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