Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A description of beings, their nature and essence.
  • noun That division of geography which is concerned with the responses of organic beings to their physiographic surroundings or environment.

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Examples

  • Always define structures by that which escapes them or their tendencies of becoming. post up on what he calls "ontography" … A term which I am kicking myself for for not thinking up myself.

    Larval Subjects . 2009

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