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pretension
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pretension
n.
claim, assertion; act of pretending, act of feigning; arrogance, haughtiness
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pretension
Noun
1. a false or unsupportable quality
(synonym) pretense, pretence
(hypernym) artificiality
2. the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
(hypernym) claim
(derivation) pretend
3. the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
(synonym) pretentiousness
(hypernym) unnaturalness
(hyponym) ostentation
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pretensión
nf.
claim, pretension, affectation, arrogance
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pretension
Rzecz.
pretensja; pretendowanie
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Pretension
(n.)
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
(n.)
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
