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pseudoword

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wug word

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pseudo- + word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: logàtom — unit
  • Dutch: logatoom — unit
  • Esperanto: pseŭdovorto — unit
  • French: pseudo-mot — unit
  • German: Logatom — unit
  • Greek: ψευδολέξη (psevdoléxi) — unit
  • Hebrew: מִלַּת תֶּפֶל (milát téfel) — unit
  • Indonesian: kata semu — unit
  • Japanese: 擬似語 (gijigo) — unit
  • Korean: 유사 비단어 (yusa bidaneo) — unit
  • Polish: logatom — unit
  • Thai: ศัพท์เทียม (sàp tiam) — unit