supernatural fiction

collocation in English

meaningsofsupernaturalandfiction

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supernatural
adjective
uk
/ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˌsuː.pɚˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
caused by forces that cannot be explained ...
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fiction
noun
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people ...
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(Definition ofsupernaturalandfictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In hersupernaturalfiction, however, the castrato's ambiguity and the disruptive quality of his song become a source of power.
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It is a form ofsupernaturalfictionand specifically of weird fiction, and is often a horror story.
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About half the content of the magazine was devoted tosupernaturalfiction; the rest to mainstream fiction.
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In the twentieth century,supernaturalfictionbecame associated with psychological fiction.
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The one genresupernaturalfictionappears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story.
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His dark palette and sense of the macabre led him to paint a number of covers for mystery novels and collections ofsupernaturalfiction.
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He wrote bothsupernaturalfictionand some children's literature.
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He continues to work with publishers ofsupernaturalfiction.
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When marketed,supernaturalfictionis often classed as mainstream fiction, or is subsumed by other subgenres.
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In the 20th century,supernaturalfictionbecame associated with psychological fiction.
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Elements ofsupernaturalfictioncan be found in writing from genres such as science fiction.
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She is remembered today primarily for hersupernaturalfictionand her work on aesthetics.
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Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however,supernaturalfictionis often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of horror, fantasy and elements important to other genres.
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She took an interest insupernaturalfiction.
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Starrett turned to writing mystery andsupernaturalfictionfor the pulp magazines during the 1920s and 1930s.
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