taxonomy
Pronunciation: /tækˈsɒnəmi/
The English word “taxonomy” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
- The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Etymology
Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.
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