How to pronounce ontology
American English pronunciation
on-TOL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /ɑnˈtɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- on · TOL · uh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ontology means
The study of what it means for things to exist
In a sentence: In ontology, thinkers ask questions like whether numbers are real things.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word made in 1606 from Greek words meaning being and an account. It was first used in English in 1663.
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