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English to English noun
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a false or unsupportable quality |  | source: wordnet30
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the advancing of a claim | | Example: his pretension to the crown
the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
source: wordnet30
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the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | | source: wordnet30
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The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. | | source: webster1913
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