ontology
[ on-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
(loosely) metaphysics.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ontology
on·to·log·i·cal [on-tl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, on·to·log·ic, on·tol·o·gis·tic [on-tol-uh-jis-tik] /ɒnˌtɒl əˈdʒɪs tɪk/, adjectiveon·tol·o·gist, nounWords nearby ontology
ontogeny, ontological, ontological argument, ontologism, ontologize, ontology, onuf's nucleus, onus, onus probandi, onward, onwards
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British Dictionary definitions for ontologist
ontology
/ (ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
philosophy the branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being
logic the set of entities presupposed by a theory
Derived forms of ontology
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