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her⋅sto⋅ry

  [hur-stuh-ree, hurs-tree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
history (used esp. in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
Origin:
1975–80
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her·sto·ry   (hûr'stə-rē)   
n.   pl. her·sto·ries

  1. History considered from a feminist viewpoint or emphasizing the actions of women.

  2. A narrative or chronology of events in a woman's life: "the truncated herstory of three black female students" (Wanda Coleman).


[Blend of her and history (under an interpretation of the latter as "his story" ).]
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