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Definition of pseudo- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pseudo-

combining form
 
/suːdəʊ/,
 
/sjuːdəʊ/
 
/suːdəʊ/
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  1. (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) not what somebody claims it is; false or pretended
    • pseudo-intellectual
    • pseudoscience
    Word Originfrom Greek pseudēs ‘false’, pseudos ‘falsehood’.
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