"fantastique" meaning in English

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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 Categories (topical): Film, Literature
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