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Atelic
Translation of "atelic" into Russian
atelic
Adjective
atelic
more atelic Comp.
most atelic Super.
лингвистика
Linguists classify 'swim' as an atelic predicate.
Лингвисты классифицируют 'swim' как ателический предикат.
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atelic
Adjective
Linguistics: (of a verb, verb phrase, or situation) lacking an inherent endpoint; denoting an action or event that is intrinsically unbounded in time.
In English, "run" is an atelic verb because the action can continue indefinitely.
Rare. Incomplete or imperfect; not brought to completion or full development.
The sample showed atelic growth, with cells that never fully matured.