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ontic

PRONUNCIATION:

(ON-tik)

MEANING:

adjective: Having or relating to a real existence.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek onto (being). Earliest documented use: 1907.

USAGE:

“Suffice it to say we made some of the most ontic, unheard-of music we’ve ever made.”
Nathaniel Mackey; from Atet A.D.; Chicago Review; Winter 1997.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

I have no respect for people who deliberately try to be weird to attract attention, but if that's who you honestly are, you shouldn't try to "normalize" yourself. -Alicia Witt, actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist (b. 21 Aug 1975)

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