First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening of pseudointellectual or parallel compounds with pseudo-
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Private Eye mercilessly satirised him as the self-important Dr Jonathan, a sage and a pseud and too clever by half.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2019
Franco is the art-hoarding pseud whose basement is filled with memorabilia from his own films.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2013
Putting your hard-earned on the line forces you to focus and helps you learn the form book a lot faster than any pseud on the sidelines can manage.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2010
For works written in collaboration with John Palmer SEE Beeding, Francis, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Siren in the night, by Leslie Ford, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
For patients with pseud- arthrosis, the true test of the efficacy of the technique will not come until the affected children reach skeletal maturity, in their mid- to late teens.
From Time Magazine Archive
Clues to Christabel, by Mary Fitt, pseud. © 1May44, AI-28303; 18Aug44, A182340.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Editor: Henry Hay, pseud. of June Barrows Mussey, special contributions by Henry Blanchard & others, illus. with 42 photos, by Audrey Alley. © 17Jan49; A29311.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Girl in overalls; a novel of women in defense today, by Ellen Ashley, pseud. © 17Aug43; A174837.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
By Lewis Carroll, pseud., illus. by Leonard Weisgard. © on illus.; 7Nov49; A38090.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Retold by Sarah K. Wright, pseud. of Marguerite Vance, new format with illus. by Roberta Paflin.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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