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Showing words for TELIC using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Telic
clite, licet, telic
4 Letter Words for Telic
ceil, celt, ceti, ciel, cite, clit, etic, itel, lect, lice, lite, teil, teli, tice, tile
3 Letter Words for Telic
cel, cie, cit, cli, cte, ect, eli, elt, etc, ice, ile, lei, let, lie, lit, tec, tel, tic, tie, til, tlc
Definitions for Telic
[1] Grammar . expressing end or purpose: a telic conjunction.
[2] tending to a definite end.
[3] directed or moving towards some goal; purposeful
[4] (of a clause or phrase) expressing purpose
Words nearby Telic
telfer, telferage, telford, telford and wrekin, telharmonium, telic, telidon, teliospore, telium, telkom, tell
Origin of Telic
First recorded in 1840–50, telic is from the Greek word telikós pertaining to an end or cause. See tel-2, -ic
Other words from Telic
tel·i·cal·ly , adverb
non·tel·ic , adjective
un·tel·ic , adjective
Word origin for Telic
C19: from Greek telikos final, from telos end