different between augustly vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

august +? -ly

Adverb

augustly (comparative more augustly, superlative most augustly)

1. In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
   • 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Dedicatory letter to Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord,^[1]

     For surely, sir, you will not assert, that a duty can be binding which is not founded on reason? If, indeed, this be their destination, arguments may be drawn from reason; and thus augustly supported, the more understanding women acquire, the more they will be attached to their duty, comprehending it […]

   • 1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Chapter 49,^[2]

     St. Mark’s is perfect. To me it soon grew to be so nobly, so augustly ugly, that it was difficult to stay away from it, even for a little while.

   • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, Chapter 18,

     Deliberately, almost ‘augustly,’ the gowned and mortar-boarded figures followed one another through the great red turnstile and filed into the chamber beyond.

2. In a royal or regal manner.

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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