Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoarchaeology

/ˌsu.doʊˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-ar-chae-o-lo-gy
IPA: /ˌsu.doʊˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pseudoscientific archaeology.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pseudoarchaeology appeals to people who are impatient with the deliberate pace of science and who like to believe that “there is always a faint possibility that…” Some of these “cult archaeologies” show all the signs of becoming personality cults, even religious movements."
"The chapters in part 1, “Case Studies in Alternative Constructions of the Past: Methods, Ideologies, and Practitioners,” present examples of the nature and culture of pseudoarchaeologies and related alternative constructions of the past."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English pseudoarchaeology From pseudo- (“fake”) + archaeology.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsu.doʊˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
British English: /ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pseudoarchaeologies (plural) pseudoarcheology (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoarchaeological pseudoarchaeologist pseudohistory

Synonyms

alternative archaeology cult archaeology

Rhymes With

language ecology nonhomology zoomusicology osteoarcheology cognitology paleoalgology czechnology bicosmology intracrinology aeromycology hypercohomology hyperhomology

Questions

How do you pronounce pseudoarchaeology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsu.doʊˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does pseudoarchaeology mean?: Pseudoscientific archaeology.
Where does pseudoarchaeology come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English pseudoarchaeology From pseudo- (“fake”) + archaeology.

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