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pretensi.

pretension (a claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/preˈtɛnsi/Standard-Indonesian[preˈt̪en.si]Standard-Indonesian

  1. pretension (a claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality)

  2. claim

  3. pretence, pretense act of pretending or pretension; false or hypocritical profession

  4. pretence, pretense unsupported claim

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch pretentie (“pretension”), from Medieval Latin prētēnsiō.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.