different between malapropos vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”).

Adjective

malapropos (comparative more malapropos, superlative most malapropos)

1. out of place; inappropriate

Related terms

• apropos
• malapropism

Translations

Adverb

malapropos (comparative more malapropos, superlative most malapropos)

1. out of place; inappropriately

Anagrams

• palampoors

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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