scientifictional adj.
being, pertaining to, or characteristic of scientifiction n.
Now chiefly hist.
SF Criticism
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1929 Letter in Amazing Stories Quarterly Fall 575
I wish to compliment you on your choice of ‘scientifictional’ stories.
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1937 Letter in Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr. 122/2
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In my three years of scientifictional activities I have employed various methods of introducing science fiction to the general public.
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1946 Letter in Astounding Science-Fiction May 93/1
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Forrest J. Ackerman
A. E. Van Vogt, the author who has risen to scientifictional heights under your aegis, has been selected as an honor guest for the 4th World Science-Fiction Convention.
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1957 in Nebula Science Fiction Oct. 108/1
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Forrest J. Ackerman
I Was A Teenage Werewolf and The Vampire, though they both bear titles suggesting the supernatural rather than the scientifictional, actually are based on scientific, or pseudo-scientific, or celluloid-science theories.
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1970 in Vision of Tomorrow Feb. 19/1 (review of The Black Flame, by Stanley Weinbaum)
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John Foyster
In the novel this man, Tom Connor, is a more central and important figure than most scientifictional heroes are.
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1996 in Interzone June 20/2
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David Langford
John Wyndham’s papers are up for sale…. George Hay, founder of the SFF, is not so keen and would prefer investment in other, more scientifictional areas.
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2005 Thought Experiments in Asimov’s Science Fiction July 22/1
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Walter Jon Williams
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It retained…a specialized vocabulary to describe both the texts, the contents of the texts, and the special view of life that was considered particularly scientifictional.
Research requirements
antedating 1929
Earliest cite
in Amazing Stories Quarterly
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