Pseudoarticle
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A false or nonexistent article (piece of writing).
"Bridge’s article should be prefaced with a warning to readers to let everyone know that data he collects can be estimated, altered, and made up at the author's discretion. What is truly disappointing is that Bridge's pseudoarticle might be interpreted by someone as real news—a real snapshot of the automation industry."
- 2 A joint-like constriction that does not articulate.
"Leg I: Tibia with 23 articles and tarsus (basitarsus+distitarsus) with 41 articles. Leg IV (Fig. 13): Basitibia with 4 pseudo[-]articles and 1 medial trichobothrium on the last article. Distitibia with 3 basal and 15 distal trichobothria; frontal and caudal series with 6 trichobothria each."
- 3 A morpheme that takes the form of an article despite not being one.
"The Hebrew has the vowel indicating the definite article, so it would literally seem to be saying, “at the test.” But Exod. 17:7 tells us clearly that “the place was named Massah.” We do indeed find this pseudoarticle occasionally in place names: “Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor” (Judg. 8:10); […]"
Example
More examples"Bridge’s article should be prefaced with a warning to readers to let everyone know that data he collects can be estimated, altered, and made up at the author's discretion. What is truly disappointing is that Bridge's pseudoarticle might be interpreted by someone as real news—a real snapshot of the automation industry."
Etymology
From pseudo- + article.
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