Usually means: Speculative fiction exploring futuristic concepts.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word sci-fi:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. sci-fi: Merriam-Webster
  2. sci-fi: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sci-fi: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sci-fi, sci-fi: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Sci-Fi, Sci-fi, sci-fi: Wordnik
  6. sci-fi: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. sci-fi: Wiktionary
  8. sci-fi: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. sci-fi: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. sci-fi: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. sci-fi: Dictionary.com
  12. sci-fi: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Sci-Fi, Sci-fi: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. sci-fi: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  15. sci-fi: FreeDictionary.org
  16. sci-fi: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sci-fi: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SCI-FI: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sci-Fi: Urban Dictionary

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noun:  (colloquial) Clipping of science fiction. [Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.]

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