pseudocharacter

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noun

A text character invented for language recognition tests, etc. and not occurring in real-world writing.

OriginEnglish character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounpseudocharacter (plural pseudocharacters)

plural pseudocharacters

  1. A text character invented for language recognition tests, etc. and not occurring in real-world writing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  6. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  7. Latincharactēr
  8. Old Frenchcaractere
  9. Middle Englishcaracter
  10. Englishcharacter
  11. Englishpseudocharacter

From pseudo- + character.

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudocharacter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocharacter

MLA

“pseudocharacter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocharacter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudocharacter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocharacter.

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