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intension noun [ ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ]

• the internal content of a concept.
• resolution or determination.
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.


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