A fandom is a fan community: all the fans of a series, book, game or band who discuss, draw and argue about it together. It can also mean the fan activity itself: online fandom. A fandom can be small, too: a small but loyal fandom. The word is standard and works in an article about fan culture.
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the fandom of / for something; a large fandom; members of a fandom; fandoms
- The series has a small but enthusiastic fandom that discusses every episode.
- Several fandoms joined the charity art event.
- Her article explores how online fandom changes the way people watch films.
What changed
First versionAnna is a fandom of the detective series.
RevisionAnna is a fan of the detective series.
Fan and fandom look so alike that they're easy to swap. But fandom is the community, and one person is a fan: Anna is a fan of the series. To say she belongs to the community, say she's part of the fandom.
A fan is one admirer. A fan club is an organised group with members and meetings, while a fandom needs no sign-up or organiser. An audience is all the viewers, even those who watched one episode and forgot it.
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One person who likes the series is a ___; the community is its fandom.
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fan — You need fan because the sentence is about one person. Fandom names the community or the phenomenon, not an individual admirer.
Describe a small fan community through what its members do together. Use fandom and name what they share.
The podcast's fandom meets online each month to discuss the newest mystery.
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