Telic vs Relic - What's the difference?
telic | relic |
(grammar) expressing end or purpose.
(linguistics) perfective aspect.
tending towards a goal or definite end.
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
Something old kept for sentimental reasons.
(religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
As an adjective telic
is expressing end or purpose.As a noun relic is
that which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.telic
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* atelicReferences
* “telic, a.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989