Meaning of the word pretension in English

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pretension

US /prɪˈten.ʃən/
UK /prɪˈten.ʃən/

Noun

1.

a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

Example:
The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.
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