steampunk

English

/ˈstiːmpʌŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.
  • (countable) A writer of steampunk fiction.
  • (countable) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character.

Etymology

Suffix from English steam.

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English

steam

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