pretension en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English pretencioun, pretensioun, from Medieval Latin prētēnsiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported.
1872, “Reviews of Postal Publications”, in The Stamp-Collector's Magazine, volume 10, page 110:
- (countable, uncountable) Pretentiousness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pretensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| prætension | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
ba дәғүә (claim) · fr prétention (pretentiousness) · bg претенция (claim) · sv sjåser (pretentiousness) · uk прете́нзія (claim) · sv choser (claim) · es pretensión (claim) · pt pretensão (claim) · ga móiréis (pretentiousness) · fr prétention (claim) · nl pretentie (claim) · ro pretenție (claim) · nl aanmatiging (pretentiousness) · sv sjåser (claim) · bg претенциозност (pretentiousness) · es pretención (pretentiousness) · sv choser (pretentiousness) · ru претензия (claim) · ro pretențiozitate (pretentiousness) · ru притязание (claim)