"fantascience" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fantastic|science}} Blend of fantastic + science, {{blend|en|fantasy|science|notext=1}} fantasy + science Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fantascience (uncountable)
  1. (now rare) A genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements. Tags: archaic, uncountable Related terms: science fantasy, science fiction
    Sense id: en-fantascience-en-noun-xvlUKQBd Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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