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| pre·text [ pr tèkst ] (plural pre·texts) |
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made-up excuse: a misleading or untrue reason given for doing something in an attempt to conceal the real reason
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin praetextus "show, display" < past participle of praetexere "weave before, adorn" < texere "weave"] |
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