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- [ten-den-shuh s]
- /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs/
- /tendˈenʃəl/
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- [ten-den-shuh s]
- /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs/
Definitions of tendential word
- adjective tendential having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel. 1
- adjective tendential characterized by a particular aim 0
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Origin of tendential
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous
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Parts of speech for Tendential
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tendential popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
tendential usage trend in Literature
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