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How to pronounce “pretext”
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Pronunciation guide for pretext
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pretext with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
decided to slaughter 300,000 pigs using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
- Definition summary
- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
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How to pronounce pretext
A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
decided to slaughter 300,000 pigs using the pretext of H1N1 virus.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pretext”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- [Verb]
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
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