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subintents

subintents is the plural of subintent.

Meaning of subintent

Noun

subintent (plural subintents)

  1. A secondary or subsidiary intent; submeaning.
    • He referred to the dryness of this sort of day pointedly; but Judith missed his subintent, and conceived that the position was covered by the approach of Bullett the groom, with a pail of water for the horse.1909, William De Morgan, It Never Can Happen Again, volume 2, page 661
    Synonyms:
    subintention

Questions about subintents

What is subintents the plural of?
Subintents is the plural of subintent.

Words near subintents in the dictionary

  1. subintelligitur
  2. subintelligiturs
  3. subintent
  4. subintention
  5. subintentions
  6. subintents
  7. subinteraction
  8. subinteractions
  9. subinterest
  10. subinterests
  11. subinterface

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