"future history" meaning in All languages combined

See future history on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: future histories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} future history (countable and uncountable, plural future histories)
  1. (countable) A postulated history of the future that is used by authors in the subgenre of science fiction to construct a common background for fiction. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Future, History, Time travel
    Sense id: en-future_history-en-noun-R4FSCjGH Disambiguation of Future: 48 52 Disambiguation of History: 49 51 Disambiguation of Time travel: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. (uncountable, chiefly science fiction, often humorous) Future events perceived or analyzed chronologically, as compared to history. Tags: humorous, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Science fiction, Future, History
    Sense id: en-future_history-en-noun-x12Il0lJ Disambiguation of Future: 48 52 Disambiguation of History: 49 51 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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