Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

history is written by the victors

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: his-to-ry is writ-ten by the vic-tors
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

History is often told according to the interpretation and biases of prevailing historical actors, often those who won in geopolitical disputes or otherwise became dominant forces in society.

Inflected Forms

history is written by the winners (alternative)

Phrases

might makes right the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must

Frequently Paired Words

might makes right the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must

Questions

What does history is written by the victors mean?: History is often told according to the interpretation and biases of prevailing historical actors, often those who won in geopolitical disputes or otherwise became dominant forces in society.

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