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taxonomy

/tækˈsɑnəmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
tax-on-o-my
IPA
/tækˈsɑnəmi/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tækˈsɑnəmi/
  • British English: /tækˈsɒnəmi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

taxonomies (plural)

Derived Forms

biotaxonomy chemotaxonomy cybertaxonomy cytotaxonomy ethnotaxonomy folksonomy ichnotaxonomy macrotaxonomy megataxonomy metataxonomy microtaxonomy morphotaxonomy

Phrases

alpha taxonomy beta taxonomy cross-taxonomy Flynn's taxonomy folk taxonomy gamma taxonomy numerical taxonomy scientific taxonomy

Frequently Paired Words

nomenclature ontology

Synonyms

taxonomics alpha taxonomy biotaxonomy

Rhymes With

economy autonomy astronomy deuteronomy gastronomy agronomy metonymy taphonomy aeronomy heteronomy chemotaxonomy toponomy

Questions

How do you pronounce taxonomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /tækˈsɑnəmi/.
What does taxonomy mean?
The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
Where does taxonomy come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce taxonomy

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