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pretence |
Grep of noun pretence false pretence pretence Overview of noun pretence The noun pretence has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pretension, pretense, pretence -- (a false or unsupportable quality) 2. (1) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext -- (an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them") 3. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling -- (pretending with intention to deceive) 4. pretense, pretence, make-believe -- (imaginative intellectual play) 5. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning -- (the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending") Overview of noun pretence The noun pretence has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pretension, pretense, pretence -- (a false or unsupportable quality) 2. (1) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext -- (an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them") 3. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling -- (pretending with intention to deceive) 4. pretense, pretence, make-believe -- (imaginative intellectual play) 5. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning -- (the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending")
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