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| tel·e·ol·o·gy [ tèllee ólləjee, tlee ólləjee ] |
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1. study of causes: the study of ultimate causes in nature
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2. approach to ethics: an approach to ethics that studies actions in relation to their ends or utility
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3. goal-directed activity: an activity that tends toward the achievement of a goal
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| [Mid-18th century. < modern Latin teleologia "science of ends" < Greek telos "end"] |
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  tele·ol·o·gism noun |
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