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althist

Pronunciation: /ˈɑltˌhɪst/

The English word “althist” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Synonym of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).

Etymology

Probably a clipping of althistory, itself a clipping of alternate history. Analysable as alt- + hist.

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