Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telicity

/tiːˈlɪsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telic-i-ty
IPA: /tiːˈlɪsɪti/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English telic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English telicity From telic + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

telicities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

telic atelic resultativity

Questions

How do you pronounce telicity?: The recorded pronunciation is /tiːˈlɪsɪti/.
What does telicity mean?: The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.
Where does telicity come from?: Etymology tree English telic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English telicity From telic + -ity.

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