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Noun
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pretence
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
[
edit
]
English
Wikipedia
has an article on:
pretense
Wikipedia
Alternative forms
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]
pretense
(
American spelling
)
prætence
(
archaic
)
Pronunciation
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edit
]
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈpɹiːtɛns/
Audio
(
US
)
:
(
file
)
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pɹɪˈtɛns/
Rhymes:
-ɛns
Hyphenation:
pre‧tence
Noun
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pretence
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
pretences
)
British
standard spelling of
pretense
.
Derived terms
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]
escutcheon of pretence
false pretence
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