"pseudolife" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pseudolives [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + life Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|life}} pseudo- + life Head templates: {{en-noun|~|pseudolives}} pseudolife (countable and uncountable, plural pseudolives)
  1. Something that has many of the characteristics of life but which is not life. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudolife-en-noun-AsNgQna7
  2. An inauthentic life; a life that lacks something necessary for being meaningful or worthwhile. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudolife-en-noun-PTBJp4SN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 55 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 25 62 13
  3. A false image of one's life. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudolife-en-noun-cCTlz7Fp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pseudo-life

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          "ref": "1970, Peter Fingesten, The eclipse of symbolism, page 21",
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          "ref": "1983, Professor Ladislav Matejka, Benjamin A. Stolz, Cross Currents 1983: Yearbook of Central European Culture, page 15",
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