different between umpteenth vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From umpteen +? -th.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??mp.ti?n?/
• Rhymes: -i?n? (at the end of a clause)

Adjective

umpteenth

1. (informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.

   That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.

Synonyms

• nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth

Related terms

• umpteen

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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