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   in·ten·sion

   /inˈtenSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the internal content of a concept.
   • 2. resolution or determination. archaic

   Word Origin early 17th century (also in the sense ‘straining, stretching’): from Latin intensio(n-), from intendere (see intend). intension (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intensional adjective
   • 2. intensionally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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