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1. pretense

noun. ['priːˈtɛns'] the act of giving a false appearance.

Etymology

  • pretense (English)
  • pretensse (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • prætensus (Latin)

2. pretense

noun. ['priːˈtɛns'] a false or unsupportable quality.

Etymology

  • pretense (English)
  • pretensse (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • prætensus (Latin)

3. pretense

noun. ['priːˈtɛns'] imaginative intellectual play.

Etymology

  • pretense (English)
  • pretensse (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • prætensus (Latin)

4. pretense

noun. ['priːˈtɛns'] an artful or simulated semblance.

Etymology

  • pretense (English)
  • pretensse (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • prætensus (Latin)

5. pretense

noun. ['priːˈtɛns'] pretending with intention to deceive.

Etymology

  • pretense (English)
  • pretensse (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • prætensus (Latin)
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