Definitions for onticˈɒn tɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
on•ticˈɒn tɪk(adj.)
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence.
Category: Philosphy
Origin of ontic:
1940–45; < Gk ont- (see onto -) + -ic
Wiktionary
ontic(Adjective)
Ontological.
ontic(Adjective)
Whatever pertains to being generally, as opposed some theory of it (which would be ontology).
ontic(Adjective)
The intransitive objects of some specific, historically determinate, scientific investigation.
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