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taxonomy

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Main Entry:
tax·on·o·my Listen to the pronunciation of taxonomy
Pronunciation:
\tak-ˈsä-nə-mē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French taxonomie, from tax- + -nomie -nomy
Date:
circa 1828
1: the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics2: classification; especially : orderly classification of plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
— tax·o·nom·ic Listen to the pronunciation of taxonomic \ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik\ also tax·o·nom·i·cal Listen to the pronunciation of taxonomical \-mi-kəl\ adjective
— tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of taxonomically \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— tax·on·o·mist Listen to the pronunciation of taxonomist \tak-ˈsä-nə-mist\ noun
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