"pseudoneologism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudoneologisms [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + neologism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pseudo-|neologism}} pseudo- + neologism Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudoneologism (plural pseudoneologisms)
  1. Something which appears to be a neologism (a newly coined term), but is not.

Inflected forms

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