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What part of speech is the word pseudo?

"Pseudo" is a prefix.

It's not a word on its own, but rather a part of a word that is attached to the beginning of another word to modify its meaning.

For example:

* Pseudo-science (fake science)

* Pseudo-intellectual (someone who pretends to be intellectual)

* Pseudo-history (false history)

Therefore, the part of speech of "pseudo" depends on the word it is attached to. For example, in "pseudo-science", "pseudo" is a prefix modifying the noun "science".

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