"fantastique" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fæntæsˈtɪk/ Forms: more fantastique [comparative], most fantastique [superlative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique. Doublet of fantastic. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|fantastique}} Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique, {{doublet|en|fantastic}} Doublet of fantastic Head templates: {{en-adj}} fantastique (comparative more fantastique, superlative most fantastique)
  1. Belonging or relating to this genre.
    Sense id: en-fantastique-en-adj-FNMhyct1

Noun

IPA: /fæntæsˈtɪk/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique. Doublet of fantastic. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|fantastique}} Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique, {{doublet|en|fantastic}} Doublet of fantastic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fantastique (uncountable)
  1. (film, literature) A genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story. Tags: uncountable Translations (French term for a literary and cinematic genre and mode that is characterized by the intrusion of supernatural elements into the realistic framework of a story, accompanied by uncertainty about their existence): fantastique [masculine] (French), fantastique [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-fantastique-en-noun-v1SB2Dlw Categories (other): Film, Literature, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 35 20 9 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 34 25 5 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Topics: broadcasting, film, literature, media, publishing, television
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