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Definition
a false reason presented to hide the real reason for doing something
- For goodness' sake don't you ever on any pretext set your foot over the threshold at night, for it's as much as your life is worth.'Adventure XII — The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (61% in)
There are no more uses of "pretext" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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