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Rarepretension
The correct spelling is pretension.
How to pronounce pretension
noun
Say it like: Pre-ten-zho-n
The correct spelling is pretension. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
- 2.Pretentiousness.
verb
- 1.To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
- 2.To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
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