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heterotelic

[ het-er-uh-tel-ik, -tee-lik ]

adjective

  1. (of an entity or event) having the purpose of its existence or occurrence outside of or apart from itself.


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Other Words From

  • heter·o·telism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterotelic1

First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + tel- 2 + -ic

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heterotaxisheterothallic