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Meaning of word pretension from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

pretension noun

Meaning : A false or unsupportable quality.

Meaning : The advancing of a claim.

Example : His pretension to the crown.
The town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort.

Meaning : The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth).

Synonyms : largeness, pretentiousness

The quality of being natural and without pretensions.

unpretentiousness

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