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pseudandry

pseudandry noun: the use by a female writer of a male pseudonym.

Noun

pseudandry (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The use by a female writer of a male pseudonym.
    • It is a case of pseudandry when a woman adopts a man's name; for instance, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, afterward Dudevant, signed herself George Sand, […]1873, The National Teacher, volume 3, page 253
    • […] and ends with Michael Strange, an example of pseudandry, or the use by a woman of a masculine pen name […]1930, The New York Times Book Review, volume 2, page 35

Origin of pseudandry

From pseudo- (“false”) + -andry (“man”).

Questions about pseudandry

What does pseudandry mean?
Pseudandry means the use by a female writer of a male pseudonym.
What part of speech is pseudandry?
Pseudandry is a noun.

Words near pseudandry in the dictionary

  1. pseudaconitines
  2. pseudaelurine
  3. pseudaelurines
  4. pseudaesthesia
  5. pseudallescheriasis
  6. pseudandry
  7. pseudannuli
  8. pseudannulus
  9. pseudantechinus
  10. pseudantechinuses
  11. pseudanthessiid

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