pretence

English

Alternative forms

• pretense (American spelling)
• prætence (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹiːtɛns/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈtɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns
• Hyphenation: pre‧tence

Noun

pretence (countable and uncountable, plural pretences)

1. British standard spelling of pretense.

Derived terms

• escutcheon of pretence
• false pretence
• pretenceless