"pseudoincestuous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoincestuous.wav [US] Forms: more pseudoincestuous [comparative], most pseudoincestuous [superlative]
Etymology: From pseudo- + incestuous. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|incestuous}} pseudo- + incestuous Head templates: {{en-adj}} pseudoincestuous (comparative more pseudoincestuous, superlative most pseudoincestuous)
  1. Of, related to, or involving pseudoincest. Related terms: pseudoincest Translations (Translations): 偽骨科 /伪骨科 (wěigǔkē) (Chinese Mandarin)
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