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intention definition

in·ten·tion (in ten′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or fact of intending; determination to do a specified thing or act in a specified manner
    1. anything intended or planned; aim, end, or purpose
    2. purpose in regard to marriage
  3. Rare meaning or import
  4. Philos. the direction or orientation of the mind toward an object
  5. Surgery the manner or process by which a wound heals: the three degrees (first, second, and third intention) are distinguished by the relative amounts and types of granulation that occur

Etymology: ME entencioun < OFr entencion < L intentio < pp. of intendere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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