Pretension
noun
- the laying of a claim to something.
- a claim or title to something.
- a claim to dignity, importance, or merit.
- Often, pretensions. a claim made, especially indirectly or by implication, to some quality, merit, or the like.
- a claim to dignity, importance, or merit.
- the act of pretending or alleging.
- an allegation of doubtful veracity.
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