sfnal

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/ˈɛsˈɛfnəl//ˈsɛfnəl/

A form of sfnal

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Meanings

sfnal1

adjectivesfnal (comparative more sfnal, superlative most sfnal)

comparative more sfnal · superlative most sfnal

  1. alternativeAlternative form of SFnal.

SFnal2

adjectiveSFnal (comparative more SFnal, superlative most SFnal)

comparative more SFnal · superlative most SFnal · alternative sfnal

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of science fictional.

    In a sense, SF tries to make the strange familiar — by showing SFnal elements in a context that helps us understand them.

    2005, James Patrick Kelly, “Slipstream”, in James E. Gunn, Matthew Candelaria, editors, Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, Oxford: Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 347
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    On reading that book I was struck by how it bordered on the SFnal without ever actually crossing over, and I realized that I could work with the idea.

    2005 March 31, Derryl Murphy, Wasps at the Speed of Sound, Prime Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 170

    Synonyms: stfnal

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Origin

From SF (“science fiction”) + -al.

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APA

sfnal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sfnal

MLA

“sfnal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sfnal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sfnal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sfnal.

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