heterotelic

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

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈtɛl ɪk, -ˈti lɪk /

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adjective

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

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Origin of heterotelic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM heterotelic

het·er·o·tel·ism, noun

Words nearby heterotelic

heterosuggestion, heterotactic, heterotaxia, heterotaxic, heterotaxis, heterotelic, heterothallic, heterotonia, heterotopia, heterotransplant, heterotransplantation