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pseudoclassic

adj

Etymology

From pseudo- + classic.

  1. derived from classicus — “relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”
  2. borrowed from classique
  3. prefixed as pseudoclassic — “pseudo + classic”

Definitions

  1. Falsely classic.

  2. A work that is falsely claimed to be a classic.

    • Kang Youwei denounced the ancient classics as pseudoclassics and put forward the saying that Confucius was the author of the “six classics,” which had shaken the foundation of traditional studies of Confucian classics […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA