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Meaning of purposivity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The state or condition of being purposive.

uncountable

Examples

“The tumultuous debate within me gradually was resolving itself into an icy purposivity midway between determination and resignation.”
“The species-preserving purposivity of higher organisms is no greater than that of the lowest forms of life, and Jakob von Uexküll was entirely justified in stating that all living organisms are equally well adapted to their environments.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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