pseudepigraphic
Variant of pseudepigrapha
pseu·de·pig·ra·pha (so̵̅o̅′də pig′rə fə)
plural noun sing. pseudepigraphon -·phon′ (-fän′)
Etymology: ModL < Gr, neut. pl. of pseudepigraphos, having a false title < pseudēs, false + epigraphein, to inscribe < epi, upon + graphein, to write: see graphic
Related Forms:
- pseudepigraphal pseu′·de·pig′·ra·phal adjective or pseudepigraphic pseu′·de·pi·graph′ic (-pə graf′ik)
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