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English

Alternative forms

• epaulet

Etymology

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) +? -ette (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?l?t/, /??p??l?t/

Noun

epaulette (plural epaulettes)

1. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank

   Synonyms: shoulder board, shoulder mark, shoulder strap

2. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress
3. A plate on the anterior wings of some insects

   Synonym: tegula

4. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird

Translations

See also

• shoulder pad
• spaulder, pauldron, épaulière

Further reading

• epaulette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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