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7 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
noun an artful or simulated semblance
originFrom Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexere (“to weave before, fringe or border, allege”).
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