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• Ontogenic

  [on-toj-uh-nee] /ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni/ noun, Biology. 1. the development or developmental history of an individual organism. /ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ/ noun 1. the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism Compare phylogeny n. “development of an individual,” 1872, from onto- + -geny. Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis. ontogeny on·tog·e·ny (ŏn-tŏj’ə-nē) n. The origin and development […]

• Ontogeny

  [on-toj-uh-nee] /ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni/ noun, Biology. 1. the development or developmental history of an individual organism. /ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ/ noun 1. the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism Compare phylogeny n. “development of an individual,” 1872, from onto- + -geny. Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis. ontogeny on·tog·e·ny (ŏn-tŏj’ə-nē) n. The origin and development […]

• Ontologic

  [on-tl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ adjective 1. of or relating to , the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights. [on-tol-uh-jee] /ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of […]

• Ontological

  [on-tl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ adjective 1. of or relating to , the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights. adj. 1782, from ontology + -ical. Related: Ontologically

• Ontological-argument

  noun, Philosophy. 1. an a priori argument for the existence of God, asserting that as existence is a perfection, and as God is conceived of as the most perfect being, it follows that God must exist; originated by Anselm, later used by Duns Scotus, Descartes, and Leibniz. noun (philosophy) 1. the traditional a priori argument […]

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