different between stepfamily vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

step- +? family

Noun

stepfamily (plural stepfamilies)

1. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.

   Synonym: blended family

   Hyponyms: stepparent, stepfather, stepmother, stepsibling, stepbrother, stepsister

2. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

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See also

• Category:English words prefixed with step-

Further reading

• stepfamily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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