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1
an entitlement to something<a pretension of long standing to the throne of Hungary>— see claim 1
2
an exaggerated sense of oneʼs importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims<a woman full of pretension and pompousness>— see arrogance
3
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case<the pretension of that French restaurant is more than I can bear>— see pretense 1
4
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish<has serious pretensions of becoming a writer>— see goal
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