ontology
on·tol·o·gy
noun \än-ˈtä-lə-jē\Definition of ONTOLOGY
1
: a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
2
: a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence
— on·tol·o·gist \-jist\ noun
Origin of ONTOLOGY
New Latin ontologia, from ont- + -logia -logy
First Known Use: circa 1721
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