different between devotee vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

devote +? -ee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?v??ti?/

Noun

devotee (plural devotees)

1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

   He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

   a devotee of classical music

2. (religion) A fanatical or zealous believer in a particular religion or god.

   devotees of Krishna

   devotees thronged the temple

3. (slang) Someone with an amputee fetish.

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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