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tel·e·ol·o·gy  (tl-l-j, tl-)
n. pl. tel·e·ol·o·gies
1. The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena.
2. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena.
3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
[Greek teleios, teleos, perfect, complete (from telos, end, result; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
tele·o·logi·cal (--lj-kl), tele·o·logic (-k) adj.
tele·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
tele·olo·gist n.
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Adj.1.teleological - of or relating to teleology
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teleological [ˌtelɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl] ADJ → teleológico
teleological
adj → teleologisch
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