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Meaning of mythistory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A history incorporating elements of myth.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The phenomenon of mythistory has a continued tradition from Herodotus through Machiavelli to Scott, Burckhardt, Michelet and Kantorowicz, as the renowned historian Joseph Mali explains […]”
“In Mayan, Aztec, and Laguna mythistories, the world we presently inhabit is the Fifth; for traditional Hopis and Navajos, this is the Fourth World.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mythization mythlessness mythmaker mythmaking mytho-geography mytho-logic

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