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Ongian

Ongian adjective: of or relating to Walter J. Ong (1912–2003), American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher, who explored how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness.

Adjective

Ongian (comparative more Ongian, superlative most Ongian)

  1. Of or relating to Walter J. Ong (1912–2003), American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher, who explored how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness.

Forms of Ongian

comparativemore Ongian
superlativemost Ongian

Origin of Ongian

From Ong + -ian.

Questions about Ongian

What does Ongian mean?
Ongian means of or relating to Walter J. Ong (1912–2003), American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher, who explored how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness.
What part of speech is Ongian?
Ongian is an adjective.

Words near Ongian in the dictionary

  1. ongaonga
  2. Ongar
  3. Onge
  4. Ongee
  5. ongezellig
  6. Ongian
  7. onglaze
  8. onglet
  9. onglets
  10. onglide
  11. onglided

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