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Pronunciation / Transliteration: on.toˈlɔ.ʤi.ko
"Il saggio esplora il significato ontologico dell'essere."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to ontology or the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of being.
"The philosopher raised an ontological question about the existence of abstract concepts." - 2
Connected with the nature or existence of entities and their relationships in computer science and information science.
"The database uses an ontological framework to categorize complex medical data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'onta' (things which exist, neuter plural of einai 'to be') combined with 'logia' (treatise or study), coined in the 17th century. It entered modern philosophical vocabulary to describe the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ontological" is said worldwide
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ontologique
Transliteration: ɔ̃.tɔ.lɔ.ʒik
"C'est un débat ontologique sur la nature de la réalité."
ontologisch
Transliteration: ɔntoˈloːɡɪʃ
"Dies ist ein ontologisches Problem der Philosophie."
ontologico
Transliteration: on.toˈlɔ.ʤi.ko
"Il saggio esplora il significato ontologico dell'essere."
ontológico
Transliteration: on.toˈlo.xi.ko
"El argumento ontológico intenta probar la existencia de Dios."
ontológico
Transliteration: õ.tuˈlɔ.zi.ku
"Precisamos analisar a dimensão ontológica deste conceito."
सत्तामीमांसीय
Transliteration: sattamimamsiy
"यह अस्तित्व का एक सत्तामीमांसीय प्रश्न है।"
本体论的
Transliteration: běntǐlùn de
"这是一个关于现实本质的本体论问题。"
존재론적인
Transliteration: jonjaeronjeogin
"그것은 존재론적인 관점에서 분석되어야 합니다."
存在論的な
Transliteration: sonzairontekina
"これは存在論的なアプローチを必要とする問題です。"
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