Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Progress consciously planned and produced by intelligently directed effort.
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- noun The
intelligent planning of the means to achieve a desired end.
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Examples
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Restriction of competition is synonymous with limitation of movement, acquiescence in control, and telesis, Ward's term for changes ordained by society in distinction from the natural process of change.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926
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Phone: (402) 434-5644, 434-5645 (takeout) www. telesis-inc.com / fireworks
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Through its two divisions, TydenBrammall (www. telesis.com) the Company provides products that ensure greater security for the transportation of goods and increased efficiency throughout the global supply chain.
unknown title 2009
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3400 S. 43rd St. (414) 382-6200; www. alverno.edu/community_friends/telesis. html.
JSOnline.com 2010
mollusque commented on the word telesis
The intelligent direction of effort toward the achievement of an end.
December 4, 2007
qms commented on the word telesis
“How fitting that I should excel at this!
It cannot be chance, rather telesis.
The strong grip of fate
Draws me to be great,”
Said Donald while dangling o’er Hell’s abyss.
March 16, 2019