Standard Lemma guide

telicity

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

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  • /tiːˈlɪsɪti/

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English telic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English telicity From telic + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: telikitet — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Breton: teloselezh — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Catalan: telicitat — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Dutch: teliciteit — presenting an action or event as complete
  • French: télicité — presenting an action or event as complete
  • German: Telizität — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Indonesian: ketelisan — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Polish: teliczność — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Russian: предельность (predelʹnostʹ) — presenting an action or event as complete
  • Spanish: telicidad — presenting an action or event as complete