"ψευδο-" meaning in Greek

See ψευδο- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /pse.vðo/ Forms: psevdo- [romanization], ψευδό- [alternative], ψευδ- [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} ψευδο- • (psevdo-), {{el-prefix}} ψευδο- • (psevdo-)
  1. pseudo-, false, unauthentic, fake, counterfeit Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ψευδο--el-prefix-RRXwlRcB
  2. sham, pretend, spurious Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ψευδο--el-prefix-KB-Y7hcM
  3. resembling, similar Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ψευδο--el-prefix-kiX3PdLA
  4. (chemistry) isomeric, having similar properties Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ψευδο--el-prefix-lNA5t947 Categories (other): Chemistry, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 29 15 7 49 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ψευτο- (psefto-) (english: not for formal or scientific terms)
Derived forms: ψευδοδίλημμα (psevdodílimma), ψευδοεπιστήμη (psevdoepistími) (english: psudoscience) [feminine], ψευδοεπιστημονικός (psevdoepistimonikós), ψευδοκλασικισμός (psevdoklasikismós), ψευδοκράτος (psevdokrátos), ψευδοκύηση (psevdokýisi) (english: phantom pregnancy) [feminine], ψευδολόγημα (psevdológima), ψευδολογία (psevdología), ψευδολόγος (psevdológos) (english: untrue), ψευδομάρτυρας (psevdomártyras) (english: perjurer) [masculine], ψευδομαρτυρία (psevdomartyría) (english: perjurer) [feminine], ψευδομαρτυρώ (psevdomartyró) (english: bear false witness), ψευδομονάδα (psevdomonáda), ψευδοπατριώτης (psevdopatriótis), ψευδοπατριωτισμός (psevdopatriotismós), ψευδοπάτωμα (psevdopátoma) (english: subfloor) [neuter], ψευδοπρόβλημα (psevdopróvlima), ψευδοπροφήτης (psevdoprofítis), ψευδορκία (psevdorkía), ψεύδορκος (psévdorkos), ψευδορκώ (psevdorkó), ψευδοροφή (psevdorofí) (english: dropped ceiling) [feminine], ψευδωνυμία (psevdonymía)

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ψευδολογία"
    },
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      "english": "untrue",
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      "word": "ψευδολόγος"
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      "word": "ψευδοπροφήτης"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "form": "ψευδό-",
      "roman": "psevdó-",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ψευδ-",
      "roman": "psevd-",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "type": "example"
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      "word": "ψευτο-"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek prefixes",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "roman": "psevdodílimma",
      "word": "ψευδοδίλημμα"
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      "english": "psudoscience",
      "roman": "psevdoepistími",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ψευδοεπιστήμη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdoepistimonikós",
      "word": "ψευδοεπιστημονικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdoklasikismós",
      "word": "ψευδοκλασικισμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdokrátos",
      "word": "ψευδοκράτος"
    },
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      "english": "phantom pregnancy",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ψευδολόγημα"
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    {
      "roman": "psevdología",
      "word": "ψευδολογία"
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    {
      "english": "untrue",
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      "word": "ψευδολόγος"
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    {
      "english": "perjurer",
      "roman": "psevdomártyras",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ψευδομάρτυρας"
    },
    {
      "english": "perjurer",
      "roman": "psevdomartyría",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδομαρτυρία"
    },
    {
      "english": "bear false witness",
      "roman": "psevdomartyró",
      "word": "ψευδομαρτυρώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdomonáda",
      "word": "ψευδομονάδα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdopatriótis",
      "word": "ψευδοπατριώτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdopatriotismós",
      "word": "ψευδοπατριωτισμός"
    },
    {
      "english": "subfloor",
      "roman": "psevdopátoma",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ψευδοπάτωμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdopróvlima",
      "word": "ψευδοπρόβλημα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdoprofítis",
      "word": "ψευδοπροφήτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdorkía",
      "word": "ψευδορκία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psévdorkos",
      "word": "ψεύδορκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdorkó",
      "word": "ψευδορκώ"
    },
    {
      "english": "dropped ceiling",
      "roman": "psevdorofí",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδοροφή"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psevdonymía",
      "word": "ψευδωνυμία"
    }
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      "form": "psevdo-",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ψευδό-",
      "roman": "psevdó-",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ψευδ-",
      "roman": "psevd-",
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        {
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        "morpheme"
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      "word": "ψευτο-"
    }
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}

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