Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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American spelling | Yes | No | No | No |
pretense | Yes | No | No | No |
American spelling (noun) | pretense (noun) |
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English orthography used in the United States (characterized by 'analyze', 'center', 'usable') | the act of giving a false appearance |
a false or unsupportable quality | |
an artful or simulated semblance | |
imaginative intellectual play | |
pretending with intention to deceive |