different between fairgrounds vs taxonomy

English

Etymology 1

From fair +? grounds.

Alternative forms

• fairground

Noun

fairgrounds (plural fairgrounds)

1. Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.

   At other times of the year, the county fairgrounds are used for a variety of events, such as revival meetings and high-school graduations.

   If the town doesn't have a nearby fairgrounds, then any sizeable empty field will do for a carnival.

Usage notes

• This variant is often chosen when the site is for a recurring fair, as opposed to a happenstance itinerant one
• While this is plural, the use is sometimes treated as singular.

Etymology 2

Noun

fairgrounds

1. plural of fairground

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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