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Dictionary definition for: Pretension

1. (n) a false or unsupportable quality

2. (n) the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown" "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

3. (n) the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)

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