"soft science fiction" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After hard science fiction, attributed to Peter Nicholls. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hard science fiction}} hard science fiction Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=soft science fiction}} soft science fiction (uncountable)
  1. (science fiction) A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience. Wikipedia link: Peter Nicholls (writer) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Literary genres, Science fiction Hypernyms: science fiction

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