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• pre|ten´tious|ness — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|ten´tious|ly — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|ten|tious — «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious style of… …   Useful english dictionary

• un´pre|ten´tious|ly — un|pre|ten|tious «UHN prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. not pretentious; unassuming; modest. –un´pre|ten´tious|ly, adverb. –un´pre|ten´tious|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• un|pre|ten|tious — «UHN prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. not pretentious; unassuming; modest. –un´pre|ten´tious|ly, adverb. –un´pre|ten´tious|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• un´pre|ten´tious|ness — un|pre|ten|tious «UHN prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. not pretentious; unassuming; modest. –un´pre|ten´tious|ly, adverb. –un´pre|ten´tious|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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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

• tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… …   English syllables

• ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… …   English syllables