Etymology

uchronia

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Today it means: An idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past. Full definition →

French uchronie
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  1. French · borrowed fromuchronie
  2. English todayuchronia

Borrowed from French uchronie, formed after utopie (“utopia”), from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ia.

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