pseudoclassic

[ soo-doh-klas-ik ]

/ ˌsu doʊˈklæs ɪk /

adjective

falsely or spuriously classic.

imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors.

Nearby words

pseudocholinesterase deficiency, pseudochorea, pseudochromesthesia, pseudochromhidrosis, pseudocirrhosis, pseudoclassic, pseudocoarctation, pseudocoel, pseudocoelomate, pseudocolloid, pseudocopulation

Origin of pseudoclassic

First recorded in 1895–1900; pseudo- + classic

Related forms

pseu·do·clas·si·cism

[soo-doh-klas-uh-siz-uh m] /ˌsu doʊˈklæs əˌsɪz əm/, pseu·do·clas·si·cal·i·ty, noun

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