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单词 pretenderism
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pretenderismn.

Brit. /prᵻˈtɛndərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /priˈtɛndəˌrɪz(ə)m/, /prəˈtɛndəˌrɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretender n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < pretender n. + -ism suffix.
rare.
Support for a pretender to a throne or other seat of power; spec. (with capital initial) adherence to the cause of the Old or Young Pretender; = Jacobitism n. 1 (now historical).
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Jacobitism1700
pretenderism1710
1710 G. Hickes Let. in R. Thoresby Corr. (1832) II. 278 To purge themselves from all suspicion of Pretenderism (this is a new word) which their adversaries lay to their charge.
1859 W. Chadwick Life De Foe iv. 239 The Duke..was conquering Toryism, Churchism, and Pretenderism.
1995 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 25 Aug. 17 Not the least of the ironies of contemporary Russian life is the wave of pretenderism that has swept the country after the collapse of Communism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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