hystory

H4Y4S1T1O1R1Y4

noun

Feminist spelling of history.

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Meanings

nounhystory (countable and uncountable, plural hystories)

plural hystories

  1. countablerareuncountableFeminist spelling of history.

Origin

Wordplay, replacing the supposed occurrence of the male pronoun his with hystero-; compare herstory.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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