taxonomy

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- +‎ -nomy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /tækˈsɑ.nə.mi/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /tækˈsɔn.ə.mi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /tɛkˈsɒn.ə.mi/, [tɛkˈsɔ̟n.ə.mi] Rhymes: -ɒnəmi === Noun === taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies) The science, technique, or process used to make a classification. Holonym: ontology (relational rather than solely hierarchical) A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. Hypernyms: classification < schema, scheme Coordinate term: ontology (relational rather than solely hierarchical) (life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. ==== Synonyms ==== taxonomics (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy, biotaxonomy ==== Coordinate terms ==== nomenclature ontology ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====