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Pretension
prɪˈtɛnʃn
Pretension definitions
noun
pretension
pretensions
- a claim or assertion of a claim to something
"his pretensions to the imperial inheritance"
- a claim or aspiration to a particular quality
"another ageing rocker with literary pretensions"
- the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness
"he spoke simply, without pretension"