ontology: Meaning and Definition of

on•tol•o•gy

Pronunciation: (on-tol'u-jē), [key]
— n.
  1. the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
  2. (loosely) metaphysics.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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