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Pretension

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(1):

(n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.

(2):

(n.) A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pretension'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pretension.html. 1828.
 
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