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Tending to a definite end
Answer for the clue "Tending to a definite end ", 5 letters:
telic
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Word definitions for telic in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Telharmony \Tel*har"mo*ny\ [?]), at a distant point or points by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboard. The music is produced by a receiving instrument similar or analogous to the telephone, but not ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"indicating purpose," 1846, from Greek telikos "final," from telos "end, goal, result" (see tele- ).
Usage examples of telic.
The air between Croven and the veteran was taut, telic, as something invisible probed and strained it.