"scientific romance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scientific romances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scientific romance (countable and uncountable, plural scientific romances)
  1. (dated) Science fiction, especially its early form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Translations (science fiction, especially its early form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries): romans naukowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-scientific_romance-en-noun-s5cTs2XJ Categories (other): Science fiction Disambiguation of Science fiction: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'science fiction, especially its early form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries': 70 30
  2. Science fiction written in a deliberately anachronistic style, as an homage to or a pastiche of early science fiction. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: edisonade, Vernian, Wellsian
    Sense id: en-scientific_romance-en-noun-mNnG5bqc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Literary genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Literary genres: 26 74

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