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meontic

meontic adjective: relating to nonbeing or meontology; having the quality of what is not.

Adjective

meontic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to nonbeing or meontology; having the quality of what is not.
    • Il y a une philosophie méontique qui part du non-être pour y fonder l'être.1947, Emmanuel Levinas, De l'existence à l'existent, Fontaine, page 117

Antonyms of meontic

Origin of meontic

From Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, “non”) + ὄν (ón, “being”) + -tic.

Questions about meontic

What does meontic mean?
Meontic means relating to nonbeing or meontology; having the quality of what is not.
What part of speech is meontic?
Meontic is an adjective.

Words near meontic in the dictionary

  1. Meols
  2. Meols Cop
  3. meon
  4. Meonian
  5. Meonstoke
  6. meontic
  7. meontology
  8. Meopham
  9. MEOs
  10. Meotian
  11. Meotians

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