pseudo
pronunciation
How to pronounce pseudo in British English:
UK ['sju:dəʊ]
How to pronounce pseudo in American English:
US ['sudoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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- Adjective:
- (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of
Word Origin
- pseudo (n.)
- late 14c., "false or spurious thing;" see pseudo-. As an adjective in this sense from mid-15c. In modern use, of persons, "pretentious, insincere," from 1945; as a noun from 1959. Related: Pseudish.
Example
- 1. I actually did have pseudo assignments .
- 2. Center who have continually claimed that eugenics is a discredited pseudo science .
- 3. Wet bulb pseudo potential temperature ;
- 4. How was your pseudo date ?
- 5. A pseudo handle is a special constant that is interpreted as the current process handle .