1. Works of literature, art, or music that imitate or claim to follow classical style or standards but lack genuine classical merit, authenticity, or depth.
Usage: Usually plural; often used critically; Literary and artistic contexts
2. Authors or artists who produce works in a classical manner but are considered inferior or derivative compared to true classical masters.
Usage: Usually plural; pejorative connotation

Examples

• The museum's collection included many pseudoclassics alongside genuine Renaissance paintings.
• Critics dismissed the author's novels as pseudoclassics that merely copied the style of Austen without her wit.
• The composer's symphonies were regarded as pseudoclassics—technically competent but artistically hollow.
• Scholars debate which 18th-century works should be classified as pseudoclassics rather than legitimate neoclassical achievements.
• The publisher marketed the book as a classic, but readers quickly recognized it as one of many pseudoclassics flooding the market.
• His attempt to write in the manner of the great poets resulted in pseudoclassics that lacked originality and depth.