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The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive.
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A false or studied show; an affectation: a pretense of nonchalance.
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A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext: under false pretenses.
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Something imagined or pretended.
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Mere show without reality; outward appearance.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.