Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urban fantasy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban -fan-ta-sy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of fantasy which takes place a contemporary urban setting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An individual work in this genre.

Countable; Uncountable

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What does urban fantasy mean?
A subgenre of fantasy which takes place a contemporary urban setting.

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