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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•tel•e•chy (en tel′ə kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chies. - Philosophya realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality.
- Philosophy(in vitalist philosophy) a vital agent or force directing growth and life.
- Greek entelécheia, equivalent. to en- en-2 + tél(os) goal + éch(ein) to have + -eia -y3
- Late Latin entelechīa
- 1595–1605;
en•te•lech•i•al (en′tə lek′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. |