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What is a pretention?

What is a pretention? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Archaic spelling of pretension.
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I have no pretention when it comes to the discovery of Mathieu's works but, I must say that I worked hard.
Indeed, this question is the topic of numerous books, and we do not have the pretention of answering it here in but a few lines-but nevertheless, here are a few indications.
You didn't have to be the kind of dogged Oasis fan who thinks using words of more than one syllable is evidence of unbearable pretention to find the stern text printed on Silence Yourself's front cover a bit much.
There seems to be among certain improvising people, a pretention of seriousness which even goes beyond what academic music usually does.
Lacking conscious artistry or literary pretention, his writing is noted for the brilliant intellect it reveals.
Here is a sweet little family table where the only pretention is to please gourmet locals who are often lost in this area.

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