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pseudo-anglicism

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pseudo-anglicism (plural pseudo-anglicisms)

A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself. This may be, for example, because the word was borrowed from a neologism that never entered English common use, or because it was independently derived from an English word, or because it was deliberately coined to resemble English.

pseudo-Anglicism (plural pseudo-Anglicisms)

Alternative form of pseudo-anglicism

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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