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teleonomy

[ tel-ee-on-uh-mee, tee-lee‑ ]

noun

  1. Biology. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.


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Other Words From

  • tel·e·o·nom·ic [tel-ee-, uh, -, nom, -ik, tee-lee‑], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teleonomy1

1955–60; teleo- + -nomy

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