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pretence or (US) pretense
noun
1 the act of pretending.
2 make-believe.
3 an act someone puts on deliberately to mislead.
4 a claim, especially an unjustified one make no pretence to expert knowledge .
5 show, affectation or ostentation; pretentiousness.
6 (usu pretences) a misleading declaration of intention won their support under false pretences .
7 show or semblance abandoned all pretence of fair play .
[15c: from French pretensse , from Latin praetendere to pretend]
noun
1 the act of pretending.
2 make-believe.
3 an act someone puts on deliberately to mislead.
4 a claim, especially an unjustified one make no pretence to expert knowledge .
5 show, affectation or ostentation; pretentiousness.
6 (usu pretences) a misleading declaration of intention won their support under false pretences .
7 show or semblance abandoned all pretence of fair play .
[15c: from French pretensse , from Latin praetendere to pretend]
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