Definition for Pretense

pretense, n. [Late AFr. < medieval L. prætenděre, stretch forth, hold before, put forward, allege, pretend < præ, before + tenděre, stretch, extend.] (webplay: believe, real).

Simulation; replica; representation; imagined truth; falsehood; game; play; illusion; make-believe; self-deception; wishful thinking.

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