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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
From Edison + -ade, coined by Canadian author John Clute in 1993, after inventor Thomas Edison.
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