"pseudo-life" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo-life.wav Forms: pseudo-lives [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + life. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pseudo|life}} pseudo- + life Head templates: {{en-noun|~|pseudo-lives}} pseudo-life (countable and uncountable, plural pseudo-lives)
  1. Alternative form of pseudolife Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: pseudolife

Inflected forms

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