taxonomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- + -nomy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)
- The science or the technique used to make a classification.
- A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
- (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms[edit]
- taxonomics
- (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy
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Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
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classification in a hierarchical system
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Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teh₂g- (order)
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English words prefixed with taxo-
- English words suffixed with -nomy
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɒnəmi
- Rhymes:English/ɒnəmi/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Taxonomy