pseudoarchaic

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English

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Etymology

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From pseudo- +‎ archaic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pseudoarchaic (not comparable)

  1. Seemingly, but not actually, archaic.
    • 1998, Steve Fagin, Talkin' with Your Mouth Full, page 377:
      As Zero Degrees Latitude begins, the camera moves in on an old-style map of the Americas, written over with pseudoarchaic calligraphy.