atelic

atelic
Presenting an action or event as being incomplete.

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  • atelic — [ā tē′lik, ātel′ik] adj. Linguis. IMPERFECTIVE: opposed to TELIC (sense 2) * * * …   Universalium

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  • atelic — atel·ic …   English syllables

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