how to pronounce teleology

/ˌtiː.liˈɒl.ə.dʒi/

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teleology is pronounced in five syllables

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meanings of teleology

noun:

An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
The use of a purpose or design rather than the laws of nature to explain an occurrence.
The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.

teleology frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word teleology occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics teleology can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that teleology can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;