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pretenced, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1880s. See meaning & use. Where does the adjective pretenced come from? Earliest known use. Middle ...
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PRETENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PRETENCE meaning: 1. a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people: 2. UK spelling of pretense. Learn more.
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PRETENSE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a claim made or implied; especially : one not supported by fact. 2. a : mere ostentation : pretentiousness; confuse dignity with pomposity and pretense.
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Pretence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
pretence · noun. the act of giving a false appearance. synonyms: feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation · noun. pretending with intention to deceive.
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PRETENCE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · the act of pretending · a false display; affectation · a claim, esp a false one, to a right, title, or distinction · make-believe or feigning · a false ...
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pretensed
preˈtenced, preˈtensed, ppl. a. (-ˈɛnst) [orig. pretensed, f. L. prætens-us (see pretense a.) + -ed1 2.] 1. Put forward in defence or excuse; alleged, asserted, professed, claimed, esp. falsely; feigned, counterfeit, spurious; = pretended 1, 2. arch.1425 Rolls of Parlt. IV. 273/1 Y⊇ pretensed ryght ...
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PRETENSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PRETENSE meaning: 1. US spelling of pretence 2. a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people: 3. a way of…. Learn more.
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PRETENCE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
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
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pretence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
pretence (countable and uncountable, plural pretences). British standard spelling of pretense. Derived terms. edit · escutcheon of pretence · false pretence.
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pretence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
the act of behaving in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true
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Pretense or Pretence—What's Right? | Grammarly Blog
Pretense” and “pretence” mean the same thing. Americans spell it “pretense” and Brits spell it “pretence.”
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bracery
† ˈbracery Obs. rare—1. [? Short for embracery.] Embracery, corruption.1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII, ix, title, The bill of bracery and buying of titles. 1886 in Law Q. Rev. Oct. 484 Our laws did manifest a great..jealousy of..bracery and the buying of pretenced titles.
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pretence
▪ I. pretence, pretense, n. (prɪˈtɛns) [= late AF. pretensse (c 1471 in Godef.), ad. med.L. *prætensa vbl. n., f. prætens-us for class.L. prætent-us, pa. pple. of prætendĕre: see pretend. The spelling pretense is now usual in the U.S.; cf. defense.] 1. a. An assertion of a right or title; the puttin...
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denunciator
denunciator (dɪˈnʌns-, dɪˈnʌnʃɪeɪtə(r)) In 5 denonciatour, 6 denounciator. [a. F. dénonciateur (1408 in Hatzf.), ad. L. dēnuntiātōr-em, agent-n. from dēnuntiāre to denounce.] One who denounces or utters denunciations; a denouncer; in Civ. Law: One who lays an information against another.1474 Caxton ...
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