PRETENSIONED

Etymology

Adjective

pretensioned (not comparable)

tensioned prior to some other operation

Source: Wiktionary


PRETENSION

Pre*ten"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prétention. See Pretend, Tension.]

1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion. Macaulay.

2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship. This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Bacon. Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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