Etymology

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Today it means: Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔντονος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔντονος“strained”
  2. English todayentonic

From Ancient Greek ἔντονος (éntonos, “strained”), from τείνω (teínō).

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