counterhistory

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noun

An alternative interpretation of history

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Meanings

nouncounterhistory (countable and uncountable, plural counterhistories)

plural counterhistories

  1. countableuncountableAn alternative interpretation of history

    It is a counterhistory, a celebration of an explorer scarcely known in the United States, an Italian-born, French-educated aristocrat, Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza.

    2009 March 30, Edward Rothstein, “Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + history.

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Translations

German Gegenerzählung
  • GegenerzählungTranslations
Italian controstoria
  • controstoriaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

counterhistory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhistory

MLA

“counterhistory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhistory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterhistory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterhistory.

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