in•ten•tion
Pronunciation: \in-ˈten(t)-shən\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1: a determination to act in a certain way: RESOLVE
2: IMPORT, SIGNIFICANCE
3 a: what one intends to do or bring about b: the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered
4: a process or manner of healing of incised wounds
5: CONCEPT; especially: a concept considered as the product of attention directed to an object of knowledge
6 plural: purpose with respect to marriage
1mo•tive
Pronunciation: \ˈmō-tiv, 2 is also mō-ˈtēv\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French motif, motive, from motif, adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move
Date: 15th century
1: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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