noun
Meaning 1
The intent of an author as encoded in their work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
authorial intent
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- Chinese Mandarin: 作者意圖 /作者意图 (zuòzhě yìtú) — intent of an author as encoded in their work
- Finnish: kirjoittajan tarkoitus — intent of an author as encoded in their work
- French: intention de l'auteur — intent of an author as encoded in their work
- Russian: а́вторский за́мысел (ávtorskij zámysel) — intent of an author as encoded in their work
- Spanish: intención autoral — intent of an author as encoded in their work