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| pre·ten·sion [ pri ténshən ] (plural pre·ten·sions) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. affected behavior: affected behavior intended to give an appearance of greater importance, status, or knowledge than is warranted
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2. questionable claim to something: an untruthful or dubious assertion of a right to something, especially something valuable, admirable, or prestigious
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often used in the plural and with negatives
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  The book makes no pretensions to being great literature.
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3. making of claim to something: the act of formally putting forward a claim
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formal
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin praetension-< past participle of Latin praetendere (see pretend)] |
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