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单词 pretendence
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pretendencen.

Brit. /prᵻˈtɛnd(ə)ns/, U.S. /prəˈtɛnd(ə)ns/, /priˈtɛnd(ə)ns/
Forms: 1600s 1900s– pretendance, 1600s 1900s– pretendence.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretend v., -ence suffix.
Etymology: < pretend v. + -ence suffix. Compare Middle French pretendence (1586, in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French prétendence (1869). Compare earlier pretending n., pretence n., pretension n.1With form pretendance compare -ance suffix.
rare.
The action of pretend v.; an instance of this; a claim, a pretension.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > claiming as due or right > claim or a demand for something as due
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1603 S. Daniel Panegyrike xiv Their projects, censures, vain pretendences.
1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 100 There is no possible pretendence from one to the others getting.
1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 142 (margin) Pretendance to the crowne of Portugal.
1907 Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 20 July 3/2 They [sc. club women] and their work provide a praiseworthy offset for the shallowness of 500 and pretendence of the bridge craze.
2001 Malaysia Gen. News (Nexis) 3 Aug. ‘We are vocal and frank not for personal interests, we are honest to reject politics of pretendance,’ he said when speaking at the 38th MCA Youth Assembly here today.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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