pretensions - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a claim or assertion of a claim to something

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his pretensions to the imperial inheritance

all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility

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(noun)

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the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness

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he spoke simply, without pretension

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(verb)

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apply tension to (an object) during manufacture or prior to some other process

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the safety system pretensions the seat belts