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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    From fan + -dom.

    Pronunciation

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    fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)

    1. (collective) The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
      Synonyms: fan base, fanship, fanhood
      Antonyms: anti-fandom, hatedom
      • 1896, Washington Post October 10, 1896, p. 8, column 6
        "'Who is this Swain?' is the question that is being bowled about in local fandom."
      • 2021 July 26, Lauren Sarner, quoting Kevin Smith, “Kevin Smith on ‘Masters of the Universe’ and fan backlash”, in New York Post[1]:
        So I was like, ‘When this comes out, fans are going to lose their s–t!’ And I was half-right. I’ve watched fandoms get mad at creators before like Rian Johnson on ‘The Last Jedi.’
    2. The subculture of enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
    3. The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
      • 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions[2], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257:
        Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.

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    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    From English fandom.

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    fandom (plural fandom-fandom)

    1. fandom
      Synonym: kepenggemaran
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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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      Borrowed from English fandom.

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      Noun

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      fandom m inan

      1. fandom (subculture of fans)

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      Further reading

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      • fandom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • fandom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)

      Portuguese

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      Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pt

      Etymology

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        Unadapted borrowing from English fandom.

        Pronunciation

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        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.dõ/, /fɐ̃ˈdõ/, (careful pronunciatom) /ˈfẽ.dõ/

        • Hyphenation: fan‧dom

        Noun

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        fandom m (plural fandoms)

        1. fandom
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        Spanish

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        Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia es

        Etymology

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          Borrowed from English fandom.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈfandom/ [ˈfãn̪.d̪õm]
          • Rhymes: -andom
          • Syllabification: fan‧dom

          Noun

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          fandom m (plural fandoms)

          1. fandom