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pretension 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 prIˋtєnʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 priˊtenʃәn 〕
Overview of noun pretension
The noun pretension has 3 senses
- pretension, pretense, pretence -- (a false or unsupportable quality)
- pretension -- (the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort")
- pretentiousness, pretension, largeness -- (the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth))