entention

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Synonyms: intention, extention, contention, retention, invention, extension, attention, intension, obtention, ententive, detention, indention

Antonyms: intention, extention, contention, retention, invention, extension, attention, intension, obtention, ententive, detention, indention

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Noun

1. {{obsolete form of|en|intention}}.
2. {{lb|en|neologism}} [[reference|Reference]] to something not [[necessarily]] [[present]]; as a book might discuss [[mathematics]] without presenting any mathematics in the text, or a tool might be [[manufacture]]d for [[deal]]ing with objects not present at the time of manufacture; [[DNA]] [[encode]]s [[information]] for dealing with [[process]]es that are not [[underway]] at its [[formation]].

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