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Word: Pretext
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin praetextus ‘outward display’, from the verb praetexere ‘to disguise’, from prae ‘before’ + texere ‘weave’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpriːtɛkst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
Short Definition:reason given in justification of course of action
Examples:- the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move
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