intension

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

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

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