different between espousal vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Middle English espousal, espousaille, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia (“a betrothal”), neuter plural of sponsalis, from sp?nsus (“one betrothed, a spouse”); see spouse.

Noun

espousal (countable and uncountable, plural espousals)

1. A betrothal.
2. A wedding ceremony.
3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

Related terms

• espouse
• spouse
• sponsor

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Further reading

• espousal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• espousal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• espousal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• sepalous

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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