fantastika

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noun

speculative fiction

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounfantastika (uncountable)
  1. uncountablespeculative fiction

    As literary figures in late 20th-century fantastika, the characters in Banks' first three novels have plenty of Dark Twins grinning at them from tomorrow—and from right now, and from yesterday, and from other places that may or may not exist […]

    2015, Simone Caroti, The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks: A Critical Introduction, page 37

Origin

  1. Russianфантастика
  2. Englishfantastika

From Russian фантастика (fantastika).

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APA

fantastika. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantastika

MLA

“fantastika.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantastika. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fantastika,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantastika.

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