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Definition of autotelic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

autotelic

adjective
 
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtelɪk/
 
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtelɪk/
(specialist)
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  1. (of an activity or work of art) having a purpose or meaning simply by the fact of actually existing, being done, or having been created
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from auto- ‘self’ + Greek telos ‘end’ + -ic.
See autotelic in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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