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taxonomy

Syllabification: (tax·on·o·my)
Pronunciation: /takˈsänəmē/

Definition of taxonomy

noun

chiefly Biology
  • the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
  • the classification of something, especially organisms:the taxonomy of these fossils
  • a scheme of classification:a taxonomy of smells

Derivatives

taxonomic

Pronunciation: /ˌtaksəˈnämik/

adjective

taxonomical

Pronunciation: /ˌtaksəˈnämikəl/

adjective

taxonomically

Pronunciation: /ˌtaksəˈnämik(ə)lē/

adverb

taxonomist

Pronunciation: /-mist/

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: coined in French from Greek taxis 'arrangement' + -nomia 'distribution'

taxonomy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of taxonomy in the British & World English dictionary

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