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alternative history
[ awl-tur-nuh-tiv his-tuh-ree, his-tree, al-tur- ]
noun
- history that is based on an unconventional or nontraditional interpretation of an event or events:
Charting a hitherto untold story with historical and contemporary implications, these essays present a compelling alternative history of theatrical practice in the UK.
She writes alternative history that is detailed and hard to resist.
The book is a supernatural alternative history.
alternative history
noun
- a genre of fiction in which the author speculates on how the course of history might have been altered if a particular historical event had had a different outcome
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of alternative history1
Example Sentences
The court took pains to show that the prevailing interpretation of the Second Amendment is not originalist but based on a fantastical alternative history peddled by the gun industry and its defenders.
Fans have flocked to Netflix events centered around its most popular titles, including “Bridgerton,” with some fans dressing up for balls that resemble the ones depicted in the Regency-era alternative history romance series.
We love plunging into hypothetical topics and alternative history, but this discussion has little meat on which we can chew.
His alternative history of how Florida would teach the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or the Holocaust is superb over-the-top political humor that belongs to the George Carlin tradition of ridiculing euphemism.
The Hotline loves alternative history — as noted on the podcast, I could ride the wormhole all the way back to the South winning Gettysburg.
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