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English noun: pretext | |||
| 1. | pretext (communication) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason | ||
| Synonyms | stalking-horse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | putoff | ||
| 2. | pretext (attribute) an artful or simulated semblance | ||
| Samples | Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them. | ||
| Synonyms | guise, pretence, pretense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, gloss, semblance | ||
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