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tendenz

noun
ten·​denz | \ tenˈdents\
plural tendenzen\ -​ntsÉ™n \

Definition of tendenz

: a dominating point of view or purpose influencing the structure and content of a literary work : leaning scarcely a week went by without a new magazine of some unearthly tendenz or other appearing on the stands— H. L. Mencken

History and Etymology for tendenz

German, literally, tendency, from Medieval Latin tendentia

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