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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaikalpik yatharth
"यह कहानी एक वैकल्पिक यथार्थ पर आधारित है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A self-contained separate existence, state of affairs, or universe that coexists with or runs parallel to the known or actual world.
"In science fiction narratives, characters often stumble through portals into an alternative reality where history took a completely different path." - 2
A worldview or psychological mindset that completely rejects factual consensus in favor of a subjective, invented set of facts.
"He chose to live in an alternative reality where his repeated business failures never actually occurred."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'alternative' (derived from Latin 'alternare', meaning to do by turns or interchange) and 'reality' (from Late Latin 'realitas', stemming from Latin 'res', meaning a thing). It emerged prominently in 20th-century science fiction literature and philosophy to describe a universe or state of existence separate and distinct from the consensus physical world.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alternative reality" is said worldwide
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réalité alternative
Transliteration: ʁe.a.li.te al.tɛʁ.na.tiv
"Ce roman explore l'idée d'une réalité alternative fascinante."
alternative Realität
Transliteration: ɔltaʁnaˈtiːvə ʁealiˈtɛːt
"Der Film spielt in einer alternativen Realität."
realtà alternativa
Transliteration: re.alˈta al.ter.naˈtiː.va
"La teoria dei mondi multipli suggerisce l'esistenza di una realtà alternativa."
realidad alternativa
Transliteration: re.a.liˈdad al.ter.naˈti.βa
"Los personajes intentan escapar de esa realidad alternativa."
realidade alternativa
Transliteration: ʁe.a.liˈda.dʒi aw.ter.naˈtʃi.vɐ
"Eles criaram uma realidade alternativa em suas mentes."
वैकल्पिक यथार्थ
Transliteration: vaikalpik yatharth
"यह कहानी एक वैकल्पिक यथार्थ पर आधारित है।"
平行现实
Transliteration: píngxíng xiànshí
"这部科幻电影探讨了平行现实的概念。"
대체 현실
Transliteration: daeche hyeonsil
"그들은 대체 현실 속에서 살아가는 법을 배웠다."
平行現実
Transliteration: heikō genjitsu
"そのSF小説の主人公は別の平行現実へ迷い込んだ。"
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