Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudo-archaic

/ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-ar-cha-ic
IPA: /ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seemingly, but not actually, archaic.

Example Sentences

"To dramatize Norse myths, he created a pseudo-archaic form of German, whose cadences dictated the stately melodic lines, which in turn flowed together into endless scenes."
"If you look the word up in the dictionary, you will find it is a “pseudo-archaic spelling of fair”. So the fayre is a pseudo event."
"In the pun-riddled libretto by Ernst von Wolzogen (a satirist and cabaret figure), all this is expressed in a mixture of Bavarian dialect (poorly rendered by this American cast) and that easily lampooned hodgepodge of alliteration and pseudo-archaic German of Wagner’s own librettos."

Etymology

From pseudo- + archaic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/
British English: /ˌs(j)uː.dəʊ.ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

pseudarchaic (alternative) pseudoarchaic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoarchaism

Questions

How do you pronounce pseudo-archaic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/.
What does pseudo-archaic mean?: Seemingly, but not actually, archaic.
Where does pseudo-archaic come from?: From pseudo- + archaic.

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