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teleogenesis.

Autonomous setting of goals

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Autonomous setting of goals

    uncountable
  2. A regime of controlled, intentional reproduction

    dated · rare · uncountable
  3. The preferential evolution of features and organs in certain ways

    dated · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English teleo- Latin genesisbor. English genesis English teleogenesis From teleo- + genesis.

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