Complete Definition of "pseudo-"

English

Etymology
From w:Ancient Greek language|Greek (Ancient) �ε�δή� (pseud�s), false, lying

Pronunciation
IPA: /sudo/
SAMPA: /sudo/

Alternative spellings
pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudepigraphic)

Prefix
pseudo-

  1. false, not genuine, fake

#:pseudonym

  1. pretentious, pretending to be something more impressive than the actuality.

#:pseudo-scientific garbage

Derived terms
pseudoanthropomorphic
pseudocode
pseudonym
pseudopod
pseudoscience, pseudoscientific, pseudoscientist
pseudostate
pseudoprofound

Translations
Finnish: näennäis-, muka-, pseudo-
Tamil: ப�ய�, ப�லி
Arabic: ����

See also
sudo, pseudo

Category:English prefixes

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