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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pseudo-, prefix. - pseudo- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "false;
pretended;
unreal'':pseudo- + intellectual → pseudointellectual (= a person pretending to be an intellectual). - pseudo- is also used to mean "closely or deceptively resembling'':pseudo- + -pod- → pseudopod (= a part of an animal that closely resembles a foot).
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] pseud-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pseud (so̅o̅d),USA pronunciation Informal.n. - Informal Termsa person of fatuously earnest intellectual, artistic, or social pretensions.
adj. - Informal Termsof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pseud.
- by shortening of pseudointellectual or parallel compounds with pseudo- 1960–65
- var. of pseudo- before a vowel: pseudepigraphy.
pseud., - pseudonym.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pseu•do (so̅o̅′dō),USA pronunciation adj. - not actually but having the appearance of;
pretended;
false or spurious;
sham. - almost, approaching, or trying to be.
- independent use of pseudo- 1940–45
- a combining form meaning "false,'' "pretended,'' "unreal,'' used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic;
pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb;
pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
Also, esp. before a vowel, pseud-. - Greek, combining form of pseudé̄s false, pseûdos falsehood
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