"Afrofuturist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Afrofuturist [comparative], most Afrofuturist [superlative]
Etymology: Afro- + futurist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|futurist}} Afro- + futurist Head templates: {{en-adj}} Afrofuturist (comparative more Afrofuturist, superlative most Afrofuturist)
  1. Relating to Afrofuturism. Synonyms: Afrofuturistic, afrofuturist Related terms: Afrofuturism, Afrofuturistic
    Sense id: en-Afrofuturist-en-adj-YFzOHWWJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Afro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Afro-: 54 46

Noun

Forms: Afrofuturists [plural]
Etymology: Afro- + futurist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|futurist}} Afro- + futurist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afrofuturist (plural Afrofuturists)
  1. A person who works in the genre of Afrofuturism.
    Sense id: en-Afrofuturist-en-noun-uJOr8RZU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with Afro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Afro-: 54 46

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