deontic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek δέον (déon, “what is right”); compare deontology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
deontic (comparative more deontic, superlative most deontic)
- (ethics, linguistics) Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
Further reading[edit]
- “deontic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.