PRETENSION


Meaning of PRETENSION in English

■ noun

1》 ( ~ to ) a claim or aspiration to something.

2》 pretentiousness.

Origin

ME: from med. L. praetensio(n-) , from praetens- 'alleged', from praetendere (see pretend ).

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