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Definitions for pretension
prɪˈtɛn ʃənpre·ten·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
pretension, pretense, pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
pretensionnoun
the advancing of a claim
"his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
pretentiousness, pretension, largenessnoun
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Wiktionary
pretensionnoun
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
pretensionnoun
Pretentiousness.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pretensionnoun
Etymology: pretensio, Lat. pretention, Fr.
But if to unjust things thou dost pretend,
Ere they begin, let thy pretensions end. John Denham.Men indulge those opinions and practices, that favour their pretensions. Roger L'Estrange.
The commons demand that the consulship should lie in common to the pretensions of any Roman. Jonathan Swift.
This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Francis Bacon.
Webster Dictionary
Pretensionnoun
the act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title
Pretensionnoun
a claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship
Etymology: [Cf. F. prtention. See Pretend, Tension.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pretension in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pretension in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- ادعاءArabic
- prétensionFrench
- aanmatiging, pretentieDutch
- pretensãoPortuguese
- pretenție, pretențiozitateRomanian
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