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pretense
noun
A false or hypocritical profession, as, under
pretense
of friendliness; sham, pretext, claim; an effort to give some appearance or mislead.
without of accuracy
Etymology:
From
pretensse
, from
prítensus
(past participle of
prítendere
,
prí-
+
tendere
).
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