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Wikipedia has an article on: Alternate historyNoun
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Plural usually uncountable; plural alternate histories |
alternate history (usually uncountable; plural alternate histories)
- contrafactual history, a form of scientific speculation used by historians
- a genre of historical romance and usually science fiction, with a story background involving ahistorical events occurring after a point of divergence from real history
Related terms
- point of divergence
- parallel universe
- alternate timeline
- what if, what if?
- steampunk
- gaslight romance
See also
- retro futuristic
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