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nounsecret history (countable and uncountable, plural secret histories)
plural secret histories
- countableuncountableA revisionist interpretation of history, claimed to have been deliberately suppressed, forgotten, or ignored by established scholars.
Synonyms: shadow history
- countableuncountableIn fiction, history which is fictional but in said fictional world, was covered up.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA revisionist interpretation of history, claimed to have been deliberately suppressed, forgotten, or ignored by established scholars.
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