ONTOLOGY


Meaning of ONTOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ än-ˈtä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin ontologia, from ont- + -logia -logy

Date: circa 1721

1. : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being

2. : a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

• on·tol·o·gist -jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.