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pretextConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: pretext/ˈpriːtekst/ ▶noun an ostensible or false reason used to justify an action. – origin C16: from L. praetextus ‘outward display’, from praetexere ‘to disguise’, from prae ‘before’ + texere ‘weave’. 'pretext' also found in these Oxford entries:
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