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pretension

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English pretension From pre- + tension.

  1. derived from prētēnsiō
  2. inherited from pretencioun

Definitions

  1. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

  2. Pretentiousness.

  3. To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.

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Derived

pretensional, pretensionless

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