"teleological" meaning in All languages combined

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          "word": "teleological argument"
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
          "word": "teleològic"
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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          "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
      "word": "teleològic"
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
      "word": "téléologique"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
      "word": "teleolóxico"
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
      "word": "teileolaíoch"
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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      "sense": "pertaining to teleology",
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