Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudo-scholarship

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-schol-ar-ship
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arrangement that in effect grants a scholarship to a student, without being considered on a par with a real or standard scholarship

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Etymology

From pseudo- + scholarship. 19th-century coinage.

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Phrases

pseudo-scholarly pseudo-scholar

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What does pseudo-scholarship mean?
Any body of publications purported to be scholarly or supported by critical scholarship but which fails to comply with scholarly standards.
Where does pseudo-scholarship come from?
From pseudo- + scholarship. 19th-century coinage.

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