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pretext
pretext: n.
1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention.
2 an excuse offered. ĝon (or under) the pretext (foll. by of, or that + clause) professing as one's object or intention. [L praetextus outward display f. praetexere praetext- (as PRAE-, texere weave)]
Most popular pairs with pretext
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