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pseudoclassic

[ soo-doh-klas-ik ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈklæs ɪk /
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adjective
falsely or spuriously classic.
imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors.
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Origin of pseudoclassic

First recorded in 1895–1900; pseudo- + classic

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoclassic

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

Words nearby pseudoclassic

pseudocholinesterase deficiency, pseudochorea, pseudochromesthesia, pseudochromhidrosis, pseudocirrhosis, pseudoclassic, pseudo-cleft sentence, pseudocoarctation, pseudo-code, pseudocoel, pseudocoelomate
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