English Explanatory Dictionary

ontic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ontological.
  2. Pertaining to being, as opposed to pertaining to a theory of it (which would be ontological).

Word forms

ontic more ontic most ontic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄν (ón, “being, existing, essence”) (stem ὄντ- (ónt-)) + -ic.

Related words

ontological ontologist ontology

Derived words

ontically onticity

Translations

Afrikaans: onties Catalan: òntic French: ontique German: ontisch Norwegian: ontisk Occitan: ontic Portuguese: ôntico Russian: онти́ческий Spanish: óntico
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