nonhistory

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noun

That which is not history.

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Meanings

nounnonhistory (usually uncountable, plural nonhistories)

plural nonhistories

  1. uncountableusuallyThat which is not history.

    Their works, despite a laudable attempt to break the impasse we have seen in writing text-based histories of ancient Israel, are essentially nonhistories.

    2001, William G Dever, What did the biblical writers know, and when did they know it?

Origin

From non- + history.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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