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Meaning of PRETENCE in English

Alt. of Pretenceless

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    Meaning of PRETENCE in English

    • Alt. of Pretenceless
    • The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
    • The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.
    • That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
    • Intention; design.

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