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telic

[tel-ik, tee-lik]

adjective

Grammar. expressing end or purpose: a telic conjunction.

tending to a definite end.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek telikós pertaining to an end or cause. See tel-², -ic

Related forms

tel·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·tel·ic, adjective

un·tel·ic, adjective

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telic (ˈtɛlɪk)

—*adj*
1.	directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
2.	(of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose

[C19: from Greek telikos final, from telos end]

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