different between devilry vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• deviltry

Etymology

From Middle English develrye; equivalent to devil +? -ry.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?v.?l.?i/, /?d?v.?l.?i/
• enPR: d?v'?l-r?

Noun

devilry (countable and uncountable, plural devilries)

1. mischief.
2. Wickedness; cruelty.
3. An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
4. An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.

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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