Uchronic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /juːˈkɹɒnɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Uchronic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to uchronia; painting an idealized or semi-fictional view of the past.
Meaning
Pertaining to uchronia; painting an idealized or semi-fictional view of the past.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to uchronia (meaning alternative history).
Example Sentences
Uchronic visions were part of Icelandic collective representations of the world, and as such they deeply influenced the response of the society to its own history.
Then there was the context: the British countryside may have largely been reduced to a monocultural desert of agribusiness, but our uchronic vision of it persists: we expect to find Rosie with some sharp cider under the haystack, not a roseate energy drink.
Synonyms for uchronic
Depending on context, synonyms include uchronian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polychronious, pseudohistoric, chronogrammatical, ptychographical, paradisic, empyreumatical.
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