pretence
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tɛns
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of pretending |
| 2. | a false display; affectation |
| 3. | a claim, esp a false one, to a right, title, or distinction |
| 4. | make-believe or feigning |
| 5. | a false claim or allegation; pretext |
| 6. | a less common word for pretension |
| pretense or (US) pretense | |
| —n | |
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Pretence
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Example sentences
He dignifies his calling with the pretence of gambling.
Meanwhile, the regime is determined to keep up the pretence of stability.
The statement is abject in humility, yet still without pretence to criticism.
So far the euro zone's response has relied too much on two things: austerity and pretence.
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