different between holmes vs taxonomy

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly a combination of Holmes (the fictional detective) and a contraction of homeboy

Alternative forms

• homes

Noun

holmes (plural not attested)

1. (slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.

   Hey, holmes! What's up?

See also

• vato

Etymology 2

See holme

Noun

holmes

1. plural of holme

Anagrams

• mohels

Danish

Noun

holmes c

1. indefinite genitive plural of holm

Swedish

Noun

holmes

1. indefinite genitive singular of holme

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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