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science fiction
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science fiction
(noun)
science fiction
noun
science fiction
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCIENCE FICTION
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stories about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future
Time travel exists only in the realm of
science fiction
.
a
science-fiction
movie/writer
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