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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pseudo /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/ informal
▶adjective pretentious or insincere. ▶noun (pl. pseudos) a pretentious or insincere person.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pseudo- /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/ (also pseud- before a vowel)
▶combining form
  • 1 false; not genuine: pseudonym.
  • 2 resembling or imitating: pseudo-hallucination.
– origin from Gk pseudēs ‘false’, pseudos ‘falsehood’.



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