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ontological

[on-tl-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the nature of existence
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Writing for the majority, Justice Kavanaugh painstakingly selects his words to avoid the ontological question, as if touching it might break something fragile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But the ontological distinction was lost at the start: events don't exist, they happen.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025

Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025

I think that’s important, as an ontological model of cinema.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Ontological Truth a Transcendental Attribute of Reality.—From what has been said it will be apparent that ontological truth is a transcendental attribute of reality.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey


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