edisonade

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noun

A genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American.

First used 1993Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounedisonade (plural edisonades)

plural edisonades

  1. literatureA genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American.First known use 1993

Origin

From Edison + -ade, coined by Canadian author John Clute in 1993, after inventor Thomas Edison.

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Translations

Italian edisonata
  • edisonatagenre of fiction
Polish edisonada
  • edisonadagenre of fiction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

adenoside
Cite this entry
APA

edisonade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edisonade

MLA

“edisonade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edisonade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edisonade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edisonade.

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