First Known Use: 1692
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pseudepigraphon
noun pseud·epig·ra·phon \ˌsü-di-ˈpi-grə-ˌfän\
plural pseud·epig·ra·pha\-fə\
Definition of PSEUDEPIGRAPHON
1
plural : apocrypha
2
: any of various pseudonymous or anonymous Jewish religious writings of the period 200 b.c. to a.d. 200; especially : one of such writings (as the Psalms of Solomon) not included in any canon of biblical Scripture —usually used in plural
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Origin of PSEUDEPIGRAPHON
New Latin, singular of pseudepigrapha, from Greek, neuter plural of pseudepigraphos falsely inscribed, from pseud- + epigraphein to inscribe — more at epigram
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