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English

Etymology

pin +? fall

Noun

pinfall (plural pinfalls)

1. (wrestling) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.
   • 2005, Jon Gallo, "Hammond's Cohen an Artist on the Mat," Washington Post, 3 Feb. (retrieved 14 July 2008),

     Cohen is best known for the confidence he displays on the wrestling mat, . . . stringing one move after another until he hears the referee's hand slap the mat to signal a pinfall.

2. (bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.
   • 2007, Neil Amdur, "Bowling: Why a 900 Series Just Isn’t What It Used to Be ," New York Times, 1 Jul. (retrieved 14 July 2008),

     Allison, a member of the Bowling Hall of Fame, recently moved into ninth place for career pinfall with more than 103,000.

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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