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- [on-toj-uh-nee]
- /ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni/
- /anˈtɑː.dʒə.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on-toj-uh-nee]
- /ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni/
Definitions of ontogeny word
- noun ontogeny the development or developmental history of an individual organism. 1
- noun ontogeny The branch of biology that deals with ontogenesis. 1
- noun ontogeny biological development 1
- noun ontogeny the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism 0
- noun ontogeny the life cycle of a single organism; biological development of the individual 0
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Origin of ontogeny
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; onto- + -geny
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Parts of speech for Ontogeny
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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ontogeny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ontogeny
noun ontogeny
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- evolution — The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
- expansion — The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
Antonyms for ontogeny
noun ontogeny
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retrogression — the act of retrogressing; movement backward.
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