alternative history

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːltɜːnətɪv ˌhɪstɹi/, /ˈɒltənətɪv ˌhɪstɹi/, /-ˌhɪstəɹi/, /-ˌhɪst(ə)ɹɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔltɚnətɪv ˌhɪstɹi/, /-ˌhɪstəɹi/, /ˈɑl.tɚ.nətɪv-/ === Noun === alternative history (usually uncountable, plural alternative 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 ==== alternate history, allohistory (both senses) ==== Hypernyms ==== speculative fiction ==== See also ==== === Further reading === alternative history on Wikipedia.Wikipedia counterfactual history on Wikipedia.Wikipedia