pretension
/prɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/prɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
prɪˈtɛnʃən
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prɪ - ˈtɛnʃən -> pretension
Myanmar meaning
(n) အယောင်ဆောင်ခြင်း။ ဟန်များခြင်း။ ဟိတ်ဟန်ထုတ်ခြင်း။ ဟိတ်ဟန်။
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pretension /prÇ'tenʃn/ n
၁။ [C usu pl ] ~ (to sth/doing sth) အယောင်ဆောင်ခြင်း။ have social/literary/artistic pretensions ❍ He has/makes no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
၂။ [U] ဟန်များခြင်း။ ဟိတ်ဟန်ထုတ်ခြင်း။ ဟိတ်ဟန်။ live modestly, without pretension.
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affectation, pretentiousness, airs, posing, posturing, pretense, self-importance, allegation, ambition, ambitiousness, aspiration, assumption, big talk, charade, conceit, declaration, demand, disguise, fake, false claim, false front, front, hypocrisy, maintenance, make-believe, ostentation, pageant, phony, pomposity, pretext, profession, put-on, show, showboat, showiness, showoff, snobbery, snobbishness, splash, title, vainglory, vanity
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