entelequia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin entelechīa, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enteˈlekja/ [ẽn̪.t̪eˈle.kja]
Rhymes: -ekja
Syllabification: en‧te‧le‧quia

Noun

entelequia f (plural entelequias)

(philosophy) entelechy
(by extension) pipe dream

Further reading

“entelequia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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