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teleology
1 a: the study of evidences of design in nature b: a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature c: a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes2: the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose3: the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena
— tel·e·ol·o·gist
 \-jist\ noun
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