How to Pronounce Ontologies

To pronounce "ontologies", say ONT-ol-og-ies — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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ONT-ol-og-ies

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"ontologies" has 4 syllables: ont-ol-og-ies.

What does ontologies mean?

noun

  1. The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
  2. 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.

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How many syllables are in "ontologies"?▾

"Ontologies" has 4 syllables: ont · ol · og · ies.

What does "ontologies" mean?▾

Ontologies: The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

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