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telic

[ tel-ik, tee-lik ]

adjective

  1. Grammar. expressing end or purpose:

    a telic conjunction.

  2. tending to a definite end.


telic

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
  2. (of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٱi·· adverb
  • ԴDz·ٱi adjective
  • ܲ·ٱi adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of telic1

First recorded in 1840–50, telic is from the Greek word ٱó pertaining to an end or cause. See tel- 2, -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of telic1

C19: from Greek telikos final, from telos end
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These operations, as rarefied and complex as they may have become, continue to perform the basic telic task of the second law.

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Purposive progress rather than unconscious, telic rather than genetic, is the order of the evolution of society.

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He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance.

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They take place in the cosmic context of a naturally telic, purposive universe.

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Means of Social Progress.—There are three distinct means of telic progress.

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