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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin entelechīa, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enteˈlekja/
- Rhymes: -ekja
- Syllabification: en‧te‧le‧quia
Noun
entelequia f (plural entelequias)
- (philosophy) entelechy
- (by extension) pipe dream
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