English Explanatory Dictionary

deontic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.

Pronunciation

/diːˈɒntɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deontic.wav

Word forms

deontic more deontic most deontic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέον (déon, “what is right”); compare deontology.

Derived words

deontically deonticity deontic logic nondeontic
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