Definitions from Wiktionary (pretension)
▸ noun: A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
▸ noun: Pretentiousness.
▸ verb: To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
▸ verb: (construction) To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
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▸ noun: A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
▸ noun: Pretentiousness.
▸ verb: To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
▸ verb: (construction) To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
▸ Also see pretension
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such,
high,
own,
literary,
social,
intellectual,
false,
architectural,
aristocratic,
scientific,
lofty
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▸ Usage examples for pretensions
▸ Idioms related to pretensions
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pretensions
▸ Words that often appear near pretensions
▸ Rhymes of pretensions
▸ Invented words related to pretensions