"alternative timeline" meaning in English

See alternative timeline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: alternative timelines [plural], alternate timeline [alternative, US]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alternative timeline (plural alternative timelines)
  1. A setting or a series of events that differ from the original fictional universe of a work; or from what happened in the real world.
    Sense id: en-alternative_timeline-en-noun-j3wD1FA5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alternate history

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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