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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 51Թ Forms

  • teleonomic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of teleonomy1

1955–60; teleo- + -nomy

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