AUTOTELIC


Meaning of AUTOTELIC in English

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈtelɪk; NAmE ˌɔːtoʊ-/ adjective

( technical ) ( of an activity or work of art ) having a purpose or meaning simply by the fact of actually existing, being done, or having been created

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from auto- self + Greek telos end + -ic .

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