different between estranged vs taxonomy

English

Verb

estranged

1. simple past tense and past participle of estrange

   She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

Adjective

estranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)

1. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

Usage notes

• This is a relatively formal term. The more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.

Synonyms

• alienated

Coordinate terms

• separated

Related terms

• bestranged

Translations

Anagrams

• dangerest

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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