"pseudology" meaning in English

See pseudology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudologies [plural]
Etymology: pseudologue + -y or pseudo- + -logy; compare French pseudologie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pseudologue|y}} pseudologue + -y, {{confix|en|pseudo|logy}} pseudo- + -logy, {{cog|fr|pseudologie}} French pseudologie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudology (countable and uncountable, plural pseudologies)
  1. falsehood of speech Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: pseudological

Inflected forms

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