pretensions

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A form of pretension — A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pretension

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
airs and graceshoity-toity
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APA

pretensions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretensions

MLA

“pretensions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretensions. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretensions,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretensions.

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