pseudoprefix

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noun

A word element that looks like a prefix but is not, such as sub- in sublime.

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Meanings

nounpseudoprefix (plural pseudoprefixes)

plural pseudoprefixes

  1. human sciencesA word element that looks like a prefix but is not, such as sub- in sublime.

Origin

From pseudo- + prefix.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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