different between genetically vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From genetic +? -ally or genetical +? -ly.

Adverb

genetically (comparative more genetically, superlative most genetically)

1. In terms of origin or development.
   • 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I.b:

     Hildebrandt is certainly right in maintaining that all dream-images could be explained genetically, if we spent sufficient time and concentration on tracing their origin.

2. In a manner relating to genes or genetics.

   Genetically modified crops.

   John Smith is genetically related to Jane Doe.

3. (linguistics) By being members of the same linguistic family.

   German and Danish are genetically related.

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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

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