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protention

protention noun: an anticipation of a future event.

Noun

protention (countable and uncountable, plural protentions)

  1. An anticipation of a future event

Forms of protention

pluralprotentions

Words formed from protention

Questions about protention

What does protention mean?
Protention means an anticipation of a future event.
What part of speech is protention?
Protention is a noun.
What is the plural of protention?
The plural of protention is protentions.

Words near protention in the dictionary

  1. protension
  2. protensions
  3. protensity
  4. protensive
  5. protensively
  6. protention
  7. protentional
  8. protentions
  9. protentomid
  10. protentomids
  11. proteo-

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