Webster's English Dictionary

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pretension

Cross references:
  1. ambition              
 
pre.ten.sion \pri-'ten-ch*n\ n 1: an allegation of doubtful value : PRETEXT 
    2: a claim or an effort to establish a claim  3: a claim or right to 
   attention or honor because of merit  4: ASPIRATION, INTENTION  5: 
   PRETENTIOUSNESS, VANITY