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autotelism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-totelism
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.

Uncountable

noun

In literature or art, the belief that a work, having been created, is a justification in and of itself. Poems with a unified rhetorical device to frame the poem in a singular idea.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

autotelic

Questions

What does autotelism mean?
The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.

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