different between speakable vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

speak +? -able

Adjective

speakable (not comparable)

1. That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable.
2. Acceptable as a topic of discussion; not subject to taboo.
   • 2004, Robert I. Yufit, David Lester, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior

     Once the group knows that suicide is a speakable topic […]

   • 2016, Major Kwark in Ratchet and Clank (film), 75m

     Arrest this man for his speakable crimes against the galaxy.

3. (obsolete) Capable of speech.

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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