pseudo-

pseudo-
a combining form meaning "false," "pretended," "unreal," used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
Also, esp. before a vowel, pseud-.
[ < Gk, comb. form of pseudés false, pseûdos falsehood]

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  • pseudo — Element de compunere care înseamnă fals şi care serveşte la formarea unor substantive şi a unor adjective. [pr.: pse u ] – Din fr. pseud(o) . Trimis de oprocopiuc, 02.10.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  PSEUDO Element prim de compunere savantă însemnând… …   Dicționar Român

  • pseudo- — [sju:dəu US su:dou] prefix [: Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from pseudes false ] false or not real ▪ pseudo intellectuals (=people who pretend to be clever) ▪ She dismisses astrology as pseudo science …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Pseudo — o seudo es un prefijo proveniente del griego ψεῦδο y que significa falso. Indica una imitación, parecido engañoso o falsedad, se coloca antes de la disciplina, profesión, concepto, persona o cosa a la que se parece. En el idioma inglés tiene una… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • pseudo- — LAff unecht, vorgetäuscht (z.B. pseudojuristisch) erw. bildg. Beschreibung von Affixen Wird vornehmlich in neoklassischen Bildungen verwendet; der Ursprung ist das Vorderglied pseudo Lügen in griechischen Komposita, zu gr. pseũdos Lüge und gr.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • pseudo- — element meaning false, feigned, erroneous, from Gk. pseudo , comb. form of pseudes false, or pseudos falsehood, both from pseudein to deceive …   Etymology dictionary

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