noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of pretension form-of, plural

Synonyms

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airsairs and graceshoity-toitypretensionsideswank

Example

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"Old men and comets are revered for the same reasons: their long beards and their pretensions to predict events."

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