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Protention vs Pretention - What's the difference?

protention | pretention |

As nouns the difference between protention and pretention

is that protention is (philosophy) an anticipation of a future event while pretention is pretentiousness.

protention

English

Noun

  • (philosophy) An anticipation of a future event
  • Usage notes

    *Often compared with (retention), meaning the memory of a past event.

    pretention

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)