How to pronounce "ontology"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "ontology"

Learn how to break down "ontology" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

ontol-ogy
2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

AA0 N T AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
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Definition of "ontology"

Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

  • The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
  • In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes of things that are recognised as existing, or are assumed to exist in context; in a body of theory, the ontology comprises the domain of discourse, the things that are defined as existing, together with whatever emerges from their mutual implications.
  • The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.
  • A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).
  • A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.

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