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pseudomedieval en · ADJ

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Etymology

From pseudo- + medieval.

Meanings

1. Seemingly, but not actually, medieval; resembling the Middle Ages, or something from that era.
   • The fantasy worlds of simulation gaming are commonly pseudomedieval, involving swords and sorcery — spell-casting wizards, knights in armor, unicorns and dragons, demons and goblins. 1992, Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown […] , Bantam Books, →ISBN:
   • This pseudomedieval Grand Kremlin Palace may be the most apt symbol of a regime that was trying to go backward all the while it was going forward. 1969, John D. Bergamini, The Tragic Dynasty: A History of the Romanovs, G. P. Putnam's Sons, published 1969, page 321:
   • Indeed, the national enthusiasm for matters medieval outran the ability to unearth the genuine article, and as a result manufacturing pseudomedieval texts became a cottage industry of the 1760s. 1996, David H. Richter, The Progress of Romance: Literary Historiography and the Gothic Novel, Ohio State University Press, →ISBN, page 68:

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