Phrase guide
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noun
A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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noun
A genre of fiction, thematically like that of the film genre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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noun
A work of fiction in that genre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Blend of tech (“technology”) + film noir. From the close association of high tech with sci-fi. Folk etymology suggests this was coined by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, when he named the dance club in the 1984 film The Terminator "Tech-Noir", and the fandom and critics labelled similar IP properties as "tech noir".
Across languages
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