different between propaedeutic vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• propædeutic, propedeutic

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ?????????? (propaideú?, “I give preparatory instruction”), from ??? (pró, “before”) + ??????? (paideú?, “I teach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?o?pi??dju?t?k/, /?p??p??du?tik/

Adjective

propaedeutic (comparative more propaedeutic, superlative most propaedeutic)

1. Providing preparatory or introductory teaching.
   • 1868, Mark Pattison, Suggestions on Academical Organisation with Especial Reference to Oxford, section VI: “Of the Studies Preliminary to the Degree”, § 4: ‘Liberal Studies (Arts) and Special Studies (Science)’, pages 261–262:

     On the other hand, the German university exhibits a system in which the university course is almost wholly special; the liberal and propædeutic studies are relegated to the grammar-school.

2. Teaching a relatively easy object of study, such as the recorder for music, to facilitate the later learning of a more difficult object

Translations

Noun

propaedeutic (plural propaedeutics)

1. An introductory course of instruction.

Translations

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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