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Quick definitions from WordNet (pretension)
▸ noun: a false or unsupportable quality
▸ noun: the advancing of a claim ("His pretension to the crown")
▸ noun: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
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▸ noun: a false or unsupportable quality
▸ noun: the advancing of a claim ("His pretension to the crown")
▸ noun: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
▸ Also see pretensions
▸ Words similar to pretension
▸ Usage examples for pretension
▸ Idioms related to pretension (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pretension
▸ Words that often appear near pretension
▸ Rhymes of pretension
▸ Invented words related to pretension