alternate history
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒlˌtɜːnət ˌhɪstɹi/, /ˈɒltənət ˌhɪstɹi/, /-ˌhɪstəɹi/, /-ˌhɪst(ə)ɹɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔltɚnət ˌhɪstɹi/, /-ˌhɪstəɹi/, /ˈɑl.tɚ.nət-/
Noun edit
alternate history (usually uncountable, plural alternate histories)
- Counterfactual history, a form of scientific speculation used by historians.
- (fiction) A genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events (often occurring after a fixed point of divergence from real history).
Synonyms edit
- alternative history, allohistory (both senses)
Hypernyms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- alternate history on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- counterfactual history on Wikipedia.Wikipedia