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Denoting the final end
Answer for the clue "Denoting the final end ", 5 letters:
telic
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context grammar English) expressing end or purpose. 2 (context linguistics English) perfective aspect. 3 tending towards a goal or definite end.
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.