| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - phantom pregnancy false pretences pl n 1 (Criminal law) a former name for deception (see obtaining by deception) 2 a similar misrepresentation used to obtain anything, such as trust or affection (esp. in the phrase under false pretences). false relation n (Music) a harmonic clash that occurs when a note in one part sounds simultaneously with or immediately before or after its chromatically altered
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