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Meaning of pretension

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pretension

noun

Definitions

  1. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

  2. Pretentiousness.

verb

Definitions

  1. To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.

  2. To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pretension

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