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US /ˌɑːn.təˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌɒn.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
Freq #96128

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1 adj · relating to ontology or to... metaphysicalexistential
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Word family
Derived forms nonontologicalontologicallypreontologicalunontological

Etymology

Formed from ontology + -ical. Ontology comes from New Latin ontologia, built from Greek on, genitive ontos ("being"), + -logia ("study, account"). Ontological therefore concerns what exists or the fundamental character of being, rather than how it is known.

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