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noun
A large and mysterious object of extraterrestrial origin containing immense power, thought of as a common trope of science fiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ironic
Qualifier: science fiction criticism
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History
Coined by British critic and writer Roz Kaveney in 1981.
