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English
Etymology
Blend of scientifiction + film.
Noun
scientifilm (plural scientifilms)
- (dated, fandom slang) A motion picture in the genre of science fiction.
1935 October, Forrest J Ackerman, “Scientifilm News”, in Wonder Stories, volume 7, number 5, page 637:You will forgive me if the scientifilm-ending to ‘Mystery of the -/-’ seemed obvious to me before completing the story, being a Scientificinemologist by profession.
See also
References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “scientifilm”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 178.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “scientifilm n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.