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heterotelic

American  
[het-er-uh-tel-ik, -tee-lik] / ˌhɛt ər əˈtɛl ɪk, -ˈti lɪk /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

  • heterotelism noun

Etymology

Origin of heterotelic

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

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