different between particularize vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• particularise

Etymology

From particular +? -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??t?kj?l????z/

Verb

particularize (third-person singular simple present particularizes, present participle particularizing, simple past and past participle particularized)

1. (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
3. (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.

Synonyms

• (to restrict to a specific case): set apart; see also Thesaurus:segregate
• (to go into detail): clarify, explicitize; Thesaurus:specify
• (to make distinct from others): distinguish, severalize; see also Thesaurus:differentiate

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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