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teleonomy

American

[tel-ee-on-uh-mee, tee-lee‑] / ˌtɛl iˈɒn ə mi, ˌti li‑ /

noun

Biology. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.

1955–60; teleo- + -nomy

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