different between erstwhile vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

erst (“first, formerly”) +? while

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?)st.wa?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??st.wa?l/

Adverb

erstwhile (not comparable)

1. Formerly; in the past.

Synonyms

• erewhile

Translations

Adjective

erstwhile (not comparable)

1. (literary, law) Former, previous.

   Synonyms: former, once, previous, quondam, onetime; see also Thesaurus:former
2. (proscribed) Respected, honourable.

Usage notes

The use of erstwhile to mean “respected” stems from a conflation with esteemed in phrases such as erstwhile colleague and is proscribed by most authorities.

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References

Anagrams

• wehrlites

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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