"Meinong's jungle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Coined by Richard Routley in 1980. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Meinong's jungle
  1. (philosophy) The repository of nonexistent objects (thought to have some form of existence because they can be referred to), in the ontology of Alexius Meinong. Categories (topical): Philosophy

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