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pseudoprofession

pseudoprofession noun: a job that is not considered a true profession, but has many characteristics of a profession.

Noun

pseudoprofession (plural pseudoprofessions)

  1. A job that is not considered a true profession, but has many characteristics of a profession
    • Patrick: But it's a pseudoprofession, anyway.1988 January 22, Elizabeth Blanchard, “Three Teachers Talking”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of pseudoprofession

pluralpseudoprofessions

Origin of pseudoprofession

From pseudo- + profession.

Questions about pseudoprofession

What does pseudoprofession mean?
Pseudoprofession means a job that is not considered a true profession, but has many characteristics of a profession.
What part of speech is pseudoprofession?
Pseudoprofession is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoprofession?
The plural of pseudoprofession is pseudoprofessions.

Words near pseudoprofession in the dictionary

  1. pseudoprobabilities
  2. pseudoproblem
  3. pseudoproblems
  4. pseudoproct
  5. pseudoprocts
  6. pseudoprofession
  7. pseudoprofessional
  8. pseudoprofessions
  9. pseudoprofound
  10. pseudoprofundity
  11. pseudoprogeria

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