different between fairground vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• fairgrounds

Etymology

fair +? ground

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??(?)??a?nd/

Noun

fairground (plural fairgrounds)

1. An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
2. A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.

Usage notes

• While fairgrounds is the plural, it can also be treated as singular; see that entry for additional information.

Hypernyms

• ground

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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