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adj
Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to teleology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English teleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English teleologic English -al English teleological From teleologic + -al.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
