Word Study
sci-fi
CIDE DICTIONARY
sci-fi, n. [From science fiction.].
Science fiction; -- a common shortened form for the name of the literaray genre. See science fiction. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sci-fi, n. (often attrib.) colloq. science fiction.
Etymology
abbr.: cf. HI-FI
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