- (n.) A straining, stretching or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.
- (n.) Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.
- (n.) The collective attributes, qualities or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent or sphere.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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