inti
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of inti
C20: from Quechua
Vocabulary lists containing inti
Example Sentences
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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
To inti mates he has described nightmarish scenes that took place as pain and deterioration tormented her nervous system.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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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