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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la-med|tendentia|t=inclination, leaning]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin tendēns, present participle of tendere, to stretch, aim (see [[tend]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) An earlier, rarer word in the same sense was tendaunce (mid-15th century), from Old French tendance.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|la-med|tendentia|t=inclination, leaning]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|tendēns]], present participle of [[m|la|tendere]], to stretch, aim (see [[tend]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) An earlier, rarer word in the same sense was tendaunce (mid-15th century), from [[fro|tendance]].^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==