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   pretension
   [n] - the advancing of a claim 2. [n] - a false or unsupportable quality
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pretension
   
   
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   Pretension
   Pretension is used in tensile tests and is a user defined force that is applied to the specimen before any measurements begin.
   Found op http://www.testometric.co.uk/glossarym-p.html
   
   
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   Pretension
   Pre·ten'sion noun [ Confer French prétention . See Pretend , Tension .] 1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. « The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to p...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/157
   
   
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   pretension
   pretense noun a false or unsupportable quality
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pretension
   
   
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   pretension
   noun the advancing of a claim; `his pretension to the crown`; `the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pretension
   
   
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   Pretension
   • (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. • (n.) A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pretension/
   
   
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   pretension
   pretense, pretension 1. A claim, especially an unsupported one, as to some distinction or accomplishment; pretension. 2. A false claim or profession. 3. A false show of something.
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1744/16
   
   
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   pretension
   
   1. a false or unsupportable quality
   2. the advancing of a claim
   3. the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
   
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   pretension
   1) Affectation 2) Artificiality 3) Brazenness 4) Display 5) Flamboyance 6) Pretence 7) Pretense 8) Showiness
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pretension/1
   
   

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