- pre|tence
- pre|tence «prih TEHNS, PREE tehns», noun.= pretense. (Cf. ↑pretense)
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pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre|po|tence — «pree POH tuhns», noun. = prepotency. (Cf. ↑prepotency) … Useful english dictionary
tence — ex·is·tence; im·po·tence; in·ad·ver·tence; in·sis·tence; in·ter·mit·tence; lin·guip·o·tence; om·nip·o·tence; pen·i·tence; ple·nip·o·tence; pre·po·tence; com·pe·tence; po·tence; sen·tence; ap·pe·tence; de·sis·tence; ren·i·tence; … English syllables
pretence — pre|tence BrE pretense AmE [prıˈtens US ˈpri:tens] n [singular,U] 1.) a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not true pretence that ▪ the pretence that the old system could be made to work pretence of/at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pretence — pre|tence [ pri,tens, prı tens ] the British spelling of pretense … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pretence — Pre*tence , n., Pretenceful Pre*tence ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence *less, a. See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pretenceful — Pretence Pre*tence , n., Pretenceful Pre*tence ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence *less, a. See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pretenceless — Pretence Pre*tence , n., Pretenceful Pre*tence ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence *less, a. See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pretence — Pretense Pre*tense , Pretence Pre*tence, n. [LL. praetensus, for L. praetentus, p. p. of praetendere. See {Pretend}, and cf. {Tension}.] 1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Primogeniture can … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pretense — Pre*tense , Pretence Pre*tence, n. [LL. praetensus, for L. praetentus, p. p. of praetendere. See {Pretend}, and cf. {Tension}.] 1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Primogeniture can not have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
