- pseudoclassic
- pseu·do·classic
English syllables. 2014.
pseudoclassic
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pseudoclassic — [so͞o΄dō klas′ik] adj. pretending, or falsely seeming, to be classic n. something pseudoclassic … English World dictionary
pseudoclassic — adjective Date: 1899 pretending to be or erroneously regarded as classic • pseudoclassic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pseudoclassic — pseudoclassicism /sooh doh klas euh siz euhm/, pseudoclassicality, n. /sooh doh klas ik/, adj. 1. falsely or spuriously classic. 2. imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors. [1895 1900; PSEUDO + CLASSIC] * * * … Universalium
pseudoclassic — adj. resembling the classic style, seemingly classic; ostensibly classic, posing as classic … English contemporary dictionary
pseudoclassic — pseu do•clas′sic adj … From formal English to slang
pseudoclassic — /sjudoʊˈklæsɪk/ (say syoohdoh klasik) adjective falsely or spuriously classic. –pseudoclassicism, noun …
pseudoclassic — … Useful english dictionary
pseu|do|clas|si|cal — «SOO doh KLAS uh kuhl», adjective. = pseudoclassic. (Cf. ↑pseudoclassic) … Useful english dictionary
pseud- — or pseudo combining form Etymology: Greek, from pseudēs, from pseudesthai to lie; akin to Armenian sut lie and probably to Greek psychein to breathe more at psych 1. false ; spurious < pseudoclassic > 2. temporary or substitute formation similar… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pseudo- — 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 … Universalium
