Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pseudo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pseudo- \Pseu"do-\ [Gr. pseydh`s lying, false, akin to psey`dein
to belie; cf. psydro`s lying, psy`qos a lie.]
A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit,
pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle;
pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy,
pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used
adjectively.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pseudo
adj : (often used in combination) not genuine but having the
appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor},
{pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer},
{pseud}, {role player}]
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