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inti

British  
/ ˈɪntɪ /

noun

  1. a former monetary unit of Peru

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of inti

C20: from Quechua

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The piece “hushing,” by inti figgis-vizueta, played out over archival video of Tender as a child; the intense chordal pounding of the piece had the feel of eerie, silent-film piano accompaniment.

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2023

Here, the quartet will give the world premiere of a work by Aleksandra Vrebalov, “ilektrikés rímes,” and the New York premiere of “music by yourself,” from the composer inti figgis-vizueta.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

The team named their find the inti tanager, after the word for “sun” in the indigenous Quechua and Aymara languages, with the proposed species name Heliothraupis oneilli.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2021

Their daily entrance into 30,000,000 U.S. homes is very inti mate and puts a premium on voice rather than on brains or integrity.

From Time Magazine Archive

I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end. inti JUI LUl.li LLUb When I stood up, I discovered my legs were shaking.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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