Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective False or counterfeit; fake.
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- noun An intellectually pretentious person; a
pseudointellectual . - noun A poseur; one who is fake.
- noun travel industry, informal
pseudo-city code - noun Internet A
pseudonym ; a false name used for online anonymity. - adjective Being other than what is apparent, a
sham . - adjective
Insincere . - adjective
Spurious .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He would interpret the term pseudo to us as meaning something false, something unreal or untrue.
unknown title 2009
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That is why the term pseudo-leftist is so important.
Kasama 2008
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The cultural "Left" what I call the pseudo left is more dominant, they promote a politics of inclusion, participation and flattery.
students fail - and professor loses job Bill Kerr 2008
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The cultural "Left" what I call the pseudo left is more dominant, they promote a politics of inclusion, participation and flattery.
Archive 2008-05-01 Bill Kerr 2008
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The cultural "Left" what I call the pseudo left is more dominant, they promote a politics of inclusion, participation and flattery.
truth slips from view in the sea of post modern knowledge Bill Kerr 2007
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The cultural "Left" what I call the pseudo left is more dominant, they promote a politics of inclusion, participation and flattery.
Archive 2007-11-01 Bill Kerr 2007
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The reason for this is because the interpretation of the ‘uncanny valley’ notion is heavily based upon human interpretation and is described as being very subjective hence the term pseudo-science.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Japanese develop ‘female’ android 2007
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The cultural 'Left' what I call the pseudo left is more dominant, they promote a politics of inclusion, participation and flattery.
truth slips from view in the sea of post modern knowledge Bill Kerr 2007
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A.K. Geim of the University of Manchester, England predicted what they termed a pseudo quantum Hall effect in strained graphene.
Nano Tech Wire 2010
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In the past three years, a number of parents' groups have organized against the program, protesting what they call the pseudo psychology at its core.
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