different between birthplace vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• place of birth

Etymology

From birth +? place.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?b???ple?s/

Noun

birthplace (plural birthplaces)

1. The location where a person was born.

   Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.

2. (by extension) The location where something was created or devised.

   Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.

Synonyms

• birthstead

Translations

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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