scientifilm

English

Etymology

Blend of scientifiction +‎ film.

Noun

scientifilm (plural scientifilms)

  1. (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.

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