Ps., pseudo

Pseudo, used to indicate doubtful atribution.

[from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

For example, the Sectio Canonis is now attributed to Ps.-Euclid, because it was believed for a long time to have been written by Euclid himself.

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