Pretension (Noun)
Meaning 1
The advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth).
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
A false or unsupportable quality.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.