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How to pronounce “pretension”
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Pronunciation guide for pretension
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pretension with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Highlights: The Science Behind Mixology
with no pretension, with a lot of science,
- Definition summary
- A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce pretension
Highlights: The Science Behind Mixology
with no pretension, with a lot of science,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pretension”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
- Pretentiousness.
- [Verb]
- To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
- (construction) To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
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