Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

end of history

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: end of his-to-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.

Example Sentences

"[…]I argued that liberal democracy may constitute the “end point of mankind's ideological evolution” and the “final form of history” and as such constituted the “end of history”."
"Twenty-five years ago this summer, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history” and the inevitable triumph of liberal capitalist democracy."

Etymology

Popularized by the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his book The End of History and the Last Man (1992), based on an article he wrote in 1989.

Inflected Forms

the end of history (canonical)

Phrases

arc of history end-of-history illusion end times war to end all wars

Frequently Paired Words

arc of history end-of-history illusion end times war to end all wars

Synonyms

eschaton

Questions

What does end of history mean?: A political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.
Where does end of history come from?: Popularized by the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his book The End of History and the Last Man (1992), based on an article he wrote in 1989.

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