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althists

althists is the plural of althist.

Meaning of althist

Noun

althist (plural althists)

  1. (Internet, slang) Synonym of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
    • I read the following: […] there's a book of micheal^([sic]) moorcock on althists, which isn't too good1997 October 10, Cairo, “Alt History Book Reviews”, in alt.history.what-if (Usenet)

Questions about althists

What is althists the plural of?
Althists is the plural of althist.

Words near althists in the dictionary

  1. Althing
  2. althiomycin
  3. althist
  4. althistories
  5. althistory
  6. althists
  7. altho
  8. altho'
  9. Althoff
  10. Althoffs
  11. althorn

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