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pseudolinguistic

pseudolinguistic adjective: of or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.

Adjective

pseudolinguistic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.
    • representatives of previous pseudolinguistic science, the philologistsThe Rice institute pamphlets, Volume 2 (1915), p. 172
  2. Having some qualities similar to language, but not quite amounting to language in the narrow sense; quasilinguistic.
  3. Relating to pseudolanguage.

Origin of pseudolinguistic

From pseudo- + linguistic.

Questions about pseudolinguistic

What does pseudolinguistic mean?
Pseudolinguistic means of or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.
What part of speech is pseudolinguistic?
Pseudolinguistic is an adjective.

Words near pseudolinguistic in the dictionary

  1. pseudoline
  2. pseudolinear
  3. pseudolinearity
  4. pseudolinearization
  5. pseudolines
  6. pseudolinguistic
  7. pseudolinguistics
  8. pseudolip
  9. pseudolips
  10. pseudolisten
  11. pseudolistened

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