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heterotelic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having its meaning or existential purpose outside of itself

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You're of heterotelic value, that means you were invoked for an extraneous purpose alone, the outcome of which won't even be known to me until I'm back with my physical body in the physical world... -- William Cook, Love in the Time of Flowers

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