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ontological
[ on-tl-oj-i-kuhl ]
/ ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
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of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.
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Sometimes on·to·log·ic, on·tol·o·gis·tic .
OTHER WORDS FROM ontological
non·on·to·log·i·cal, adjectiveun·on·to·log·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby ontological
on time, on tiptoe, onto, onto function, ontogeny, ontological, ontological argument, ontologism, ontologize, ontology, on top
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