pseudolinguistic

adjective

Of or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.

First used the early 20th century.Scrabble 22
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Meanings

adjectivepseudolinguistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.First known use the early 20th century.

    representatives of previous pseudolinguistic science, the philologists

    The Rice institute pamphlets, Volume 2 (1915), p. 172
  2. not comparableHaving some qualities similar to language, but not quite amounting to language in the narrow sense; quasilinguistic.
  3. not comparableRelating to pseudolanguage.

Origin

From pseudo- + linguistic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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