ONTOLOGY


Meaning of ONTOLOGY in English

[ ɒn'tɒlədʒi ]

■ noun the branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of being.

Derivatives

ontological adjective

ontologically adverb

ontologist noun

Origin

C18: from mod. L. ontologia , from Gk ōn , ont- 'being' + -logy .

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