different between homey vs taxonomy

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?mi/

Alternative forms

• homie

Etymology 1

Noun

homey (plural homeys)

1. Alternative form of homie

Usage notes

• Very informal slang associated with urban African-American Vernacular English. Spelling of the plural is uncertain, as most usage is spoken. In writing, the form homies is more common.

Etymology 2

home +? -y.

Adjective

homey (comparative homier, superlative homiest)

1. Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.

   Susan added some homey touches to her office.

Synonyms

• homely

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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