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pseudograph|ps-, ˈsjuːdəʊgrɑːf, -æ-| [ad. late L. pseudograph-us (Cassiod.), a. Gr. ψευδογράϕ-ος drawing or writing falsely, a writer of falsehoods: see pseudo- and -graph.] †1. ‘A counterfeit writer’ (Cockeram, 1623). Obs. rare—0. 2. A spurious writing; a literary work purporting to be by another than the real author. (Cf. pseudepigrapha.)
1828–32Webster, Pseudograph, Pseudography, false writing. 1864Athenæum 27 Aug. 274/3 The..cleverest..people are..deceived by pseudographs. 1866Reader 31 Mar. 317/2 A pseudograph of the thirteenth century. 1905J. Orr Probl. O.T. viii. 249 Views differ as to how the book is to be regarded—whether as a pseudograph (forgery) or as a free composition in the name and spirit of Moses. |