different between cozener vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• (16th century): cosener, cosiner, cousoner, coosener, cossoner, cousener
• (17th century): cos’ner, cosener, cosiner, couzener, coz’ner, cozoner

Etymology

cozen +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k??z?n?r, k?z?n?r, IPA^(key): /?k?z?n?/, /?k?zn?/

Noun

cozener (plural cozeners)

1. An imposter, a swindler.

Related terms

• cozen
• cozenage

References

• “cozener” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

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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