pretence

Meaning

Noun

  • An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.
  • Something asserted or alleged on slight evidence; an unwarranted assumption.
  • Intention; design.

Origin

  • From Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus (past participle of praetendō, from prae- + tendō).

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