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false pretence

false pretence is the alternative spelling of false pretense.

Meaning of false pretense

Noun

false pretense (plural false pretenses)

  1. (US) A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.
    • She enrolled at the university under false pretenses, giving an invented birth date and lying about her qualifications.

Forms of false pretence

pluralfalse pretences

Questions about false pretence

What is false pretence the alternative spelling of?
False pretence is the alternative spelling of false pretense.

Words near false pretence in the dictionary

  1. false positives
  2. false potato beetle
  3. false potato beetles
  4. false pregnancies
  5. false pregnancy
  6. false pretence
  7. false pretences
  8. false pretense
  9. false pretenses
  10. false primaries
  11. false primary

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