Allohistorical
//alə(ʊ)ˌhɪˈstɒɹɪkəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to alternate history, either as a discipline or genre, or as a specific counterfactual sequence of events. not-comparable
"If [Alexander] Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999."
Example
More examples"If [Alexander] Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999."
Etymology
From allo- (prefix meaning ‘different, other’) + historical.
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