HETEROTELIC


Meaning of HETEROTELIC in English

— heterotelism , n.

/het'euhr euh tel"ik, -tee"lik/ , adj.

(of an entity or event) having the purpose of its existence or occurrence outside of or apart from itself. Cf. autotelic .

[ 1900-05; HETERO- + TEL- 2 + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .