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pseudoclassic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From pseudo- + classic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Falsely classic.

pseudoclassic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From pseudo- + classic.

Meanings

  1. A work that is falsely claimed to be a classic.
    • Kang Youwei denounced the ancient classics as pseudoclassics and put forward the saying that Confucius was the author of the “six classics,” which had shaken the foundation of traditional studies of Confucian classics […] 2020, Zeng Yeying, Contemporary Studies on Modern Chinese History II:

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