different between accountable vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

• First attested around 1400.
• account +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ka?nt?bl?/

Adjective

accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)

1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
3. Liable to be called on to render an account.
4. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Synonyms

• amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

Translations

See also

• hold to account

References

• accountable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• accountable at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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