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pseudoarchaism

pseudoarchaism noun: the quality of being pseudo-archaic.

Noun

pseudoarchaism (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoarchaisms)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being pseudo-archaic.
  2. (countable) A false (typically invented) archaism.

Forms of pseudoarchaism

pluralpseudoarchaisms

Origin of pseudoarchaism

From pseudo- + archaism.

Questions about pseudoarchaism

What does pseudoarchaism mean?
Pseudoarchaism means the quality of being pseudo-archaic.
What part of speech is pseudoarchaism?
Pseudoarchaism is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoarchaism?
The plural of pseudoarchaism is pseudoarchaisms.

Words near pseudoarchaism in the dictionary

  1. pseudoarchaeologies
  2. pseudoarchaeologist
  3. pseudoarchaeologists
  4. pseudoarchaeology
  5. pseudoarchaic
  6. pseudoarchaism
  7. pseudoarchaisms
  8. pseudoarchaist
  9. pseudoarchaists
  10. pseudoarcheology
  11. pseudoargument

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