entelequia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.te.leˈki.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.te.leˈki.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.te.leˈki.a/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.te.leˈki.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɨ.lɨˈki.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: en‧te‧le‧qui‧a

Noun

entelequia f (plural entelequias)

  1. alternative spelling of enteléquia

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)

  1. (philosophy) entelechy
  2. (by extension) pipe dream

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