different between geeky vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

geek +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?ki/
• Rhymes: -i?ki

Adjective

geeky (comparative geekier, superlative geekiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a geek.
   • 2004, Buddy Holly is a slightly more contentious inclusion, even if he did live fast, die young and leave a geeky-looking corpse. — Fiona Shepherd in Return of the Sun King, The Scotsman, 2 July 2004

Related terms

• geek
• geekly
• geeksome

Translations

See also

• nerdish
• nerdy

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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