# alternative history

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːltɜːnətɪv ˌhɪstɹi/

## Definitions
1. Counterfactual history, a form of scientific speculation used by historians.
2. A genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events (often occurring after a fixed point of divergence from real history).

## Source
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