"speculative fiction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speculative fictions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} speculative fiction (countable and uncountable, plural speculative fictions)
  1. (uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genres, Literary genres, Speculative fiction Synonyms: imaginative fiction, non-mimetic fiction, SF, SF/F/H, speculative fiction Hypernyms: genre fiction Translations (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements): spekulatiewe fiksie [singular] (Afrikaans), fantastiese fiksie [singular] (Afrikaans), خيال تأملي [masculine] (Arabic), fantastika [singular] (Azerbaijani), фантастыка (fantastyka) [feminine] (Belarusian), কল্পসাহিত্য (kolpośahitto) (Bengali), фантастика (fantastika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 推想小說 (Chinese Mandarin), 推想小说 (tuīxiǎng xiǎoshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), speculatieve fictie [feminine] (Dutch), ulme [singular] (Estonian), spekulatiivinen fiktio [singular] (Finnish), littératures de l’imaginaire [feminine, plural] (French), სპეკულაციური მხატვრული ლიტერატურა (sṗeḳulaciuri mxaṭvruli liṭeraṭura) (Georgian), ფანტასტიკური ლიტერატურა (panṭasṭiḳuri liṭeraṭura) (Georgian), სპეკულაციური ბელეტრისტიკა (sṗeḳulaciuri beleṭrisṭiḳa) (Georgian), Fantastik [feminine] (German), Phantastik [feminine] (German), ספרות ספקולטיבית [feminine] (Hebrew), spáskáldskapur [masculine] (Icelandic), fantastico [masculine] (Italian), fiction speculativa [feminine] (Italian), letteratura dell'immaginario [feminine] (Italian), スペキュレイティブ・フィクション (supekyureitibu fikushon) (Japanese), 思弁小説 (shiben shōsetsu) (alt: しべんしょうせつ) (Japanese), фантастика (fantastika) (Kazakh), 사변물 (sabyeonmul) (Korean), фантастикалуулук (fantastikaluuluk) (Kyrgyz), fantastika [feminine] (Latvian), spekulativ fiksjon [masculine] (Norwegian), ادبیات گمانهزن (Persian), fantastyka [feminine] (Polish), ficção especulativa [feminine] (Portuguese), ficțiune speculativă [feminine] (Romanian), фанта́стика (fantástika) [feminine] (Russian), spekulativna fikcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ficción especulativa [feminine] (Spanish), fantastik [common-gender] (Swedish), spekulativ fiktion [common-gender] (Swedish), ஊகப்புனைவு (ūkappuṉaivu) (Tamil), จินตนิยาย (Thai), spekülatif kurgu [singular] (Turkish), фанта́стика (fantástyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), fantastika (Uzbek), taxayyulot (Uzbek), ffuglen ddamcaniaethol [feminine] (Welsh), spekulative fiksje [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-speculative_fiction-en-noun-o16zkmlC Disambiguation of Genres: 97 3 Disambiguation of Literary genres: 96 4 Disambiguation of Speculative fiction: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 90 10 Hyponyms: alternate history, apocalyptic, dystopian, fantasy, horror, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, speculative erotica, superhero, supernatural, utopian, magic realism, omegaverse, punk Disambiguation of 'class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements': 95 5
  2. (countable) A particular work belonging to this class. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-speculative_fiction-en-noun-BUM9K~nH

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        "singular"
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "কল্পসাহিত্য"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "fantastika",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фантастика"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "推想小說"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "推想小说"
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "speculatieve fictie"
    },
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "spekulatiivinen fiktio"
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "სპეკულაციური მხატვრული ლიტერატურა"
    },
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "ფანტასტიკური ლიტერატურა"
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      "roman": "sṗeḳulaciuri beleṭrisṭiḳa",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "სპეკულაციური ბელეტრისტიკა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fantastik"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "alt": "しべんしょうせつ",
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      "roman": "shiben shōsetsu",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "fantastika",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "фантастика"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sabyeonmul",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "사변물"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "fantastikaluuluk",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fantastika"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spekulativ fiksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "ادبیات گمانهزن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fantastyka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ficção especulativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ficțiune speculativă"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantástika",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фанта́стика"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spekulativna fikcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ficción especulativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fantastik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "spekulativ fiktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ūkappuṉaivu",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "ஊகப்புனைவு"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "จินตนิยาย"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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      "word": "spekülatif kurgu"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fantástyka",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фанта́стика"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "fantastika"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "word": "taxayyulot"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ffuglen ddamcaniaethol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements",
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    "speculative fiction"
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