pseudo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from prefix pseudo-, itself derived from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseudo (plural pseudos)
- An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- A poseur; one who is fake.
- (travel industry, informal) pseudo-city code
- (Internet) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
- 2011, Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society", page 299:
- Issues such as verifiability (for age declared), anonymity (in spite of pseudos and avatars) and traceability are at stake […]
- Clipping of pseudoephedrine.
Related terms[edit]
- pseud - variant
References[edit]
- The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary
Adjective[edit]
pseudo (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
spurious, sham
insincere — see insincere
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
References[edit]
- The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of pseudonyme.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseudo m (plural pseudos)
Further reading[edit]
- “pseudo” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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