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pseudo-science

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do--science
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of pseudoscience.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pseudo- + science, attested from 1796 (James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87, in reference to alchemy).

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Inflected Forms

pseudo-sciences (plural)

Questions

What does pseudo-science mean?
Alternative spelling of pseudoscience.
Where does pseudo-science come from?
From pseudo- + science, attested from 1796 (James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87, in reference to alchemy).

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