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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtɛnʃ^ən^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in ten′shə nl)

in•ten•tion•al /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/USA pronunciation adj.

done with intention;
deliberate;
planned:an intentional insult.

in•ten•tion•al•ly, adv.: dropped the plate intentionally.

in•ten•tion•al (in ten′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj.

done with intention or on purpose;
intended:an intentional insult.
of or pertaining to intention or purpose.
[Metaphys.]
- pertaining to an appearance, phenomenon, or representation in the mind;
  phenomenal;
  representational.
- pertaining to the capacity of the mind to refer to an existent or nonexistent object.
- pointing beyond itself, as consciousness or a sign.

intention + -al¹ 1520–30

in•ten′tion•al′i•ty, n.
in•ten′tion•al•ly, adv.

deliberate.

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intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃən^əl/ adj

performed by or expressing intention; deliberate
of or relating to intention or purpose
(of an object) existing only as the object of some mental attitude rather than in reality, as a unicorn in she hopes to meet a unicorn

inˌtentionˈality n inˈtentionally adv

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