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pseudoverbal

pseudoverbal adjective: having some of the characteristics of a verb, though not in fact a verb.

Adjective

pseudoverbal (not comparable)

  1. Having some of the characteristics of a verb, though not in fact a verb.
  2. Appearing to have speaking skills that are not in fact present.
    • Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words.1984, Jon Eisenson, Aphasia and related disorders in children, page 30

Origin of pseudoverbal

From pseudo- + verbal.

Questions about pseudoverbal

What does pseudoverbal mean?
Pseudoverbal means having some of the characteristics of a verb, though not in fact a verb.
What part of speech is pseudoverbal?
Pseudoverbal is an adjective.

Words near pseudoverbal in the dictionary

  1. pseudovelar
  2. pseudovelocities
  3. pseudovelocity
  4. pseudovelum
  5. pseudoverb
  6. pseudoverbal
  7. pseudoverbs
  8. pseudoverticillate
  9. pseudoverticillately
  10. pseudoviral
  11. pseudovirgin

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