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Pretension

noun
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
2.nounPretentiousness.
3.verbTo apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
4.verbTo apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.

Synonyms

pretentiousnesspretencepretenseconceitallegationcontentionargumentassertionsubmissionclaimpretentiositypretendingness

Rhymes With

apprehensioncontentioncondescensionconventioncomprehensionretentiondissensiontension
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