pretence
English
Alternative forms
pretense
(
American spelling
)
prætence
(
archaic
)
Pronunciation
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈpɹiːtɛns/
Audio
(
US
)
:
(file)
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/pɹɪˈtɛns/
Rhymes:
-ɛns
Hyphenation:
pre‧tence
Noun
pretence
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
pretences
)
British
standard spelling of
pretense
.
Derived terms
escutcheon of pretence
false pretence