English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudocharacter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pseudocharacter pseudocharacters

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English pseudocharacter From pseudo- + character.

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