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(1):

(n.) Intention; design.

(2):

(a.) Alt. of Pretenceless

(3):

(n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.

(4):

(n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.

(5):

(n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.