AUTOTELIC

Meaning of AUTOTELIC in English

— autotelism , n.

/aw'teuh tel"ik/ , adj. Philos.

(of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening. Cf. heterotelic .

[ 1900-05; AUTO- 1 + TELIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

AUTOTELIC — adjective see: telos Date: circa 1901 having a purpose in and not apart from itself
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUTOTELIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|telik adjective Etymology: Greek autotel ēs complete in itself (from aut- + telos end) + English -ic : having an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUTOTELIC — adj. contains within it the purpose of existence (Philosophy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUTOTELIC — adjective Etymology: Greek autotelēs, from aut- + telos end — more at telos Date: circa 1901 : having a purpose …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUTOTELIC — [ ˌɔ:tə(ʊ)'tɛlɪk ] ■ adjective (of an activity or a creative work) having an end or purpose in itself. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AUTOTELIC — [au.to.te.lic] adj [Gk autoteles, fr. aut- + telos end--more at telos] (ca. 1901): having a purpose in and not apart …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUTOTELIC — / ˌɔːtəʊˈtelɪk; NAmE ˌɔːtoʊ-/ adjective ( technical ) ( of an activity or work of art ) having a purpose …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUTOTELIC — adj. having or being a purpose in itself. [AUTO- + Gk telos end]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUTOTELIC — adj. having or being a purpose in itself. [ AUTO- + Gk telos end ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUTOTELIC — adj. having or being a purpose in itself. Etymology: AUTO- + Gk telos end
Oxford English vocab
AUTOTELIC — (философское) имеющий цель в самом себе; самодовлеющий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOTELIC — a филос. имеющий цель в самом себе; самодовлеющий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AUTOTELIC — (n) имеющий цель в самом себе
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AUTOTELIC — (a) самодовлеющий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AUTOTELIC — a филос. имеющий цель в самом себе; самодовлеющий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AUTOTELIC — a филос. имеющий цель в самом себе; самодовлеющий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOTELIC — (философское) имеющий цель в самом себе; самодовлеющий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOTELIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ -t ō - ' te-lik, - ' t ē - Function: adjective Etymology: Greek autotel …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POSTMODERNISM — Any of several artistic movements since about the 1960s that have challenged the philosophy and practices of modern arts or …
Английский словарь Британика
HETEROTELIC — |hed.ərō+ adjective Etymology: heter- + telic : existing for the sake of something else : having an extraneous end or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HETEROTELIC — — heterotelism , n. /het'euhr euh tel"ik, -tee"lik/ , adj. (of an entity or event) having the purpose of its …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTMODERNISM — n. Any of several artistic movements since about the 1960s that have challenged the philosophy and practices of modern arts …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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