pseudocharacter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English pseudocharacter From pseudo- + character.
Meanings
- A text character invented for language recognition tests, etc. and not occurring in real-world writing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pseudocharacters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |