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Etymology

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From a- +‎ telic.

Adjective

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atelic (not comparable)

  1. Presenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal.
  2. Not tending nor directed toward a goal or specific end.
  3. (grammar) That expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose.
  4. (linguistics) That expresses the imperfective aspect.

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