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pretension

noun /prɪtɛnʃən/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 15
Definitions
noun

a false or unsupportable quality

noun

the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

noun

the advancing of a claim

“his pretension to the crown”

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