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Intension Word Concept Intention ɪn'tenʃən N 激烈 Recent

Front intension
Pron [ɪn'tenʃən]
Back 【intension】
n. 激烈
In recent years there has been an intension of the struggle for political power in the country.
最近几年来这个国家中争夺政治势力的情形愈演愈烈。
Vocab
intensionwhat you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Intension sounds like "intention," and it's just one letter off, but it means something else. It's a term used in logic and linguistics to refer to the concept that a word evokes.

Intension is a common misspelling of intention, but the two words shouldn't be confused. If you're talking about an aim or purpose, then you want intention. Intension with an "s" should only be used in technical discussions about the meaning of language, or semantics. The intension of the word "dog" is the whole concept of dog-ness that the word brings to mind.

All forms of 'intension' will appear on average once every 60303 pages.
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