slan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fan of science fiction.

Pronunciation

/slæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-slan.wav

Word forms

slan slans

Etymology

From Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, a science fiction novel about persecuted—yet physically, mentally and morally superior—telepathic mutant humans. In the novel they are named after their alleged creator, Samuel Lann.

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