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variant of
pseudo- before a vowel:
pseudepigraphy.
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| —n |
| 1. | informal a false, artificial, or pretentious person |
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| —adj |
| 2. | another word for pseudo |
| pseud. |
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| —abbreviation for |
| pseudonym |
| pseudo- or (sometimes before a vowel) pseud- |
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| —combining form |
| 1. | false, pretending, or unauthentic: pseudo-intellectual |
| 2. | having a close resemblance to: pseudopodium |
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| [from Greek pseudēs false, from pseudein to lie] |
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| pseud- or (sometimes before a vowel) pseud- |
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| —combining form |
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| [from Greek pseudēs false, from pseudein to lie] |
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