pseudoconcept

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noun

A set of things (e.g. blue things, round things) conceptualized by a child who is learning language, approximating a general concept of something.

OriginEnglish concept ← Middle French concept ← Latin conceptus →
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Meanings

nounpseudoconcept (plural pseudoconcepts)

plural pseudoconcepts

  1. human sciencesA set of things (e.g. blue things, round things) conceptualized by a child who is learning language, approximating a general concept of something.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Latinconceptus
  6. Middle Frenchconcept
  7. Englishconcept
  8. Englishpseudoconcept

From pseudo- + concept, introduced by Lev Vygotsky.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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