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false pretenses

false pretenses is the plural 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.

Questions about false pretenses

What is false pretenses the plural of?
False pretenses is the plural of false pretense.

Words near false pretenses in the dictionary

  1. false pregnancies
  2. false pregnancy
  3. false pretence
  4. false pretences
  5. false pretense
  6. false pretenses
  7. false primaries
  8. false primary
  9. false quarter
  10. false quarters
  11. false Queen Anne's lace

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