different between layman vs taxonomy
layman
English
Etymology
From Middle English lay +? man.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?m?n/
- Rhymes: -e?m?n
Noun
layman (plural laymen)
- Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
- (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
- A common person.
- A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.
- should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.
- A generally ignorant person.
- Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
Antonyms
- cleric
- priest
- monk
- friar
- expert
- specialist
- professional
Derived terms
- in layman's terms
Related terms
- laity
Translations
Anagrams
- yalman
layman From the web:
- what layman terms mean
- what layman means
- layman what does it mean
- what is layman checks in computer troubleshooting
- what is layman theory
- what is layman's upanishad
- what is layman's diagnosis
- what does layman mean in the bible
taxonomy
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)
- The science or the technique used to make a classification.
- A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
- (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
taxonomy From the web:
- what taxonomy means
- what taxonomy are humans
- what taxonomy do humans belong to
- what taxonomy is not a type of taxonomy
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