different between foursome vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

four +? -some

Pronunciation

Rhymes: awesome (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

foursome (plural foursomes)

1. A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.
2. A sex act between four people.

Synonyms

• (group of four): quaternion, tetrad; see also Thesaurus:quartet
• (sex act): fourgie

Derived terms

• foursome reel

Translations

See also

• threesome

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

Translations