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Meaning of
pretension
in English
pretension
us
/prəˈtenʃən/
uk
/prəˈtɛnʃən/
#uncommon
Plural
pretensions
Past Tense
pretensioned
Participle Verb
pretensioning
Third Person Singular
pretensions
Definitions
Noun
a
claim
to
status
or
quality
;
aspiration
exaggerated
greatness
;
artificiality
Verb
applying
tension
(
to
materials
,
etc
.)
