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pretendence

pretendence noun: the act of pretending; pretense.

Noun

pretendence (countable and uncountable, plural pretendences)

  1. (obsolete) The act of pretending; pretense.
    • God and men doe scorne
      Their proiects, censures, vaine pretendences1603, Samuel Daniel, A Panegyrick Congratulatory to the King's Most Excellent Majesty

Forms of pretendence

pluralpretendences

Questions about pretendence

What does pretendence mean?
Pretendence means the act of pretending; pretense.
What part of speech is pretendence?
Pretendence is a noun.
What is the plural of pretendence?
The plural of pretendence is pretendences.

Words near pretendence in the dictionary

  1. pretend
  2. pretendant
  3. pretendants
  4. pretended
  5. pretendedly
  6. pretendence
  7. pretendences
  8. pretendent
  9. pretendents
  10. pretender
  11. pretendered

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