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Pretention

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Archaic spelling of pretension..

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Antonyms for pretention

Related Words

unassumingpretentiousnesspretensionpretentionspretensionspretensepretentiouspompositysnootinesssnobbishnesssnobberypompousnesspretenceartinessostentationsuperficialitysuperfluousnessgrandiloquencesmugnessunpretentiousness

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What does pretention mean?

Pretention means Archaic spelling of pretension..

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