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Answer for the clue "Denoting the final end ", 5 letters:
telic

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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- ).

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 ...

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Telic , a purposeful or defined action, may refer to: Grammatically, indicating telicity A central argument of Teleology says that the world has clearly been constructed in a purposeful telic rather than a chaotic manner, and must therefore have been made ...

Usage examples of telic.

The air between Croven and the veteran was taut, telic, as something invisible probed and strained it.