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pretensions

The correct spelling is pretensions.

How to pronounce pretensions

noun

Say it like: Pre-ten-zho-ns

The correct spelling is pretensions. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
  2. 2.Pretentiousness.

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