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taxonomy
- /tækˈsɒnəmi/ UK
- /takˈsɔnəmɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /takˈsɒnəmi/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /takˈsɔnəme/ Scotland, UK
- /tækˈsɑnəmi/ US
- /tækˈsɒnəmi/ Canada
- /tækˈsɔnəmi/ Australia
- /tɛkˈsɒnəmi/ New Zealand
- [tɛkˈsɔ̟nəmi] ~ [-sɞ̠n-] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒnəmi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.
noun 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. At the petabyte scale, information is not a matter of simple three- and four-dimensional taxonomy and order but of dimensionally agnostic statistics.
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The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Similar: alpha taxonomy, biotaxonomy
Similar: taxonomics
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: taxon, classification, taxonomies, systematics, nomenclature, arrangement, grouping, categorization, systemization, schematization, cataloging, codification, hierarchy, organization, ordering, sorting
noun
Similar: taxonomics
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Every language
noun classification in a hierarchical system
| 한국어 | 분류법 bullyubeop, 분류 bullyu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 分類法 bunruihō, 分類 bunrui |
| 中文 | 分類法 /分类法 fēnlèifǎ, 分類 /分类 fēnlèi |
| Português | taxonomia, taxinomia, taxionomia |
| Français | taxinomie |
| Ελληνικά | ταξινόμηση taxinómisi |
| Română | taxonomie, ierarhică clasificare |
| Русский | система́тика sistemátika, классифика́ция klassifikácija |
| العربية | تَصْنِيف taṣnīf |
noun science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
| Español | taxonomía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분류학 bullyuhak |
| 日本語 | 分類学 bunruigaku |
| 中文 | 分類學 /分类学 fēnlèixué |
| हिन्दी | वर्गिकी vargikī |
| Português | taxonomia, taxinomia, taxionomia |
| Français | taxinomie, taxonomie, taxologie |
| Deutsch | Taxonomie |
| Italiano | tassonomia |
| Ελληνικά | ταξινομία taxinomía |
| Română | taxonomie |
| Русский | таксоно́мия taksonómija |
| Tiếng Việt | phân loại học |
| العربية | عِلْم التَّصْنِيف ʕilm at-taṣnīf |
| עברית | טַקְסוֹנוֹמְיָה taksonómya |
Talk about this word "taxonomy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taxonomy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taxonomy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taxonomy "taxonomy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taxonomy.Cite this
@misc{taxonomy_2026,
title = {taxonomy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taxonomy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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