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pretensions |
Grep of noun pretension pretension Overview of noun pretension The noun pretension has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pretension, pretense, pretence -- (a false or unsupportable quality) 2. pretension -- (the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort") 3. pretentiousness, pretension -- (the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)) Overview of noun pretension The noun pretension has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pretension, pretense, pretence -- (a false or unsupportable quality) 2. pretension -- (the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort") 3. pretentiousness, pretension -- (the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth))
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