different between attaboy vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• atta boy, ataboy
• thatta boy, thattaboy

Etymology

Variant pronunciation of "That's the boy!", a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æt??b??/

Interjection

attaboy

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

   Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!

Translations

Noun

attaboy (plural attaboys)

1. A cry of "attaboy"; an accolade.

See also

• attagirl

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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