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English

Alternative forms

• pom pom
• pom-pom
• pompon
• pompoon (obsolete)

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Noun

pompom (plural pompoms)

1. A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.

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Further reading

• pompom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Noun

pompom f

1. dative plural of pompa

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /põ.?põ/
• Hyphenation: pom?pom
• Rhymes: -õ

Noun

pompom m (plural pompons)

1. pompom

Related terms

• pompa, pomposo

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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