uchronian

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adjective

Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").

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Meanings

adjectiveuchronian (comparative more uchronian, superlative most uchronian)

comparative more uchronian · superlative most uchronian

  1. Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").

    For a long time to come, at least, it is too dangerous an experiment to base on hope. Again they may say that it never could succeed unless in a uchronian Utopia 'above these ruinable skies'.

    1945, John Laird, The Device of Government: An Essay on Civil Polity, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, page 115

    Synonyms: uchronic

  2. Pertaining to uchronia (meaning alternate history)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").

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uchronic
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uchronic

Origin

From uchronia + -an.

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APA

uchronian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uchronian

MLA

“uchronian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uchronian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uchronian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uchronian.

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