"mythohistory" meaning in English

See mythohistory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mythohistories [plural]
Etymology: mytho- + history Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mytho|history}} mytho- + history Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} mythohistory (usually uncountable, plural mythohistories)
  1. History contained in mythology. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-mythohistory-en-noun-Bj1zzJBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mytho-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mythohistory meaning in English (2.2kB)

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