different between carelessly vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

careless +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??l?sli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??l?sli/

Adverb

carelessly (comparative more carelessly, superlative most carelessly)

1. Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

   The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.

2. Done without care or attention; inattentively.

   Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.

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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