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intension

in·ten·sion

UK/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

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Origin

From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

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