different between depositary vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Late Latin depositarius

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?z?t?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??p?z?t??i/

Adjective

depositary (not comparable)

1. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit

   The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.

Noun

depositary (plural depositaries)

1. One who receives a deposit in trust
2. A place where deposits are kept

Translations

Synonyms

• (one who receives in trust): trustee
• (place where deposits are kept): depository

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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