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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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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

Berners-Lee wasn’t suggesting that ontological certitude would arise from the web mob’s ranking of websites that distributed the most accurate information.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2022

We shall see presently that every actual being has its ontological goodness, that these are in reality identical.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter



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