Pseudo-science

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pseudoscience. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Example

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"Creationism is a pseudo-science."

Etymology

From pseudo- + science, attested from 1796 (James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87, in reference to alchemy).

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