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taxonomy

[ tak-son-uh-mee ]

noun

, plural tax·on·o·mies.
  1. the science or technique of classification.
  2. a classification into ordered categories:

    a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.

  3. Biology. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.


taxonomy

/ tækˈsɒnəmɪ; ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk /

noun

    1. the branch of biology concerned with the classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure, origin, etc
    2. the practice of arranging organisms in this way
  1. the science or practice of classification


taxonomy

/ tăk-sŏnə-mē /

  1. The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis.


taxonomy

  1. The classification of living things. ( See Linnean classification .)


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Derived Forms

  • ˌtaxoˈnomically, adverb
  • taxˈonomist, noun
  • taxonomic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • tax·o·nom·ic [tak-s, uh, -, nom, -ik], taxo·nomi·cal adjective
  • taxo·nomi·cal·ly adverb
  • tax·ono·mist tax·ono·mer noun
  • nontax·o·nomic adjective
  • nontax·o·nomi·cal adjective
  • nontax·o·nomi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxonomy1

First recorded in 1805–15, taxonomy is from the French word taxonomie. See taxo-, -nomy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxonomy1

C19: from French taxonomie, from Greek taxis order + -nomy

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Example Sentences

A better taxonomy would break us up by words like Acceptance, Partial Denial, and Total Denial.

Taxonomy was another major area in which Aristotle influenced the history of science.

Beyond this taxonomy of options, the big question is this: What outcome are we seeking with any military intervention?

In order to make some sense of these questions, I undertook a Taxonomy of American Ignorance and Misperceptions.

This instinctive taxonomy becomes more surprising still if we consider the variety of the game stored in a single burrow.

Taxonomy and distribution of the horned lizards genus Phrynosoma.

Work on the taxonomy and anatomy of marine animals was in general in full swing by the 'fifties and 'sixties.

As a mere question of taxonomy his theory would have been regarded by the lay world as harmless and uninteresting.

The taxonomy of some of the more important families of seed plants is discussed in a special section.

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