"teleo-" meaning in English

See teleo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios), from τέλος (télos, “end”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{der|en|grc|τέλειος}} Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios), {{m|grc|τέλος||end}} τέλος (télos, “end”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} teleo-, {{en-prefix}} teleo-
  1. end; goal; purpose Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-teleo--en-prefix-JrIn866x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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