pseudoclassic

adj, noun — 2 senses

pseudoclassic

adj

Etymology From pseudo- + classic.

1

Falsely classic.

pseudoclassic

noun

Etymology From pseudo- + classic.

1

A work that is falsely claimed to be a classic.

  • Kang Youwei denounced the ancient classics as pseudoclassics and put forward the saying that Confucius was the author of the “six classics,” which had shaken the foundation of traditional studies of Confucian classics […]2020, Zeng Yeying, Contemporary Studies on Modern Chinese History II:

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