Ecbatic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ecbatic \Ec*bat"ic\, a. [See {Ecbasis}.] (Gram.)
     Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from
     telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase
     "i`na plhrw`qh, if rendered "so that it was fulfilled," is
     ecbatic; if rendered "in order that it might be." etc., is
     telic.


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