different between unring vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

un- +? ring

Verb

unring (third-person singular simple present unrings, present participle unringing, simple past and past participle unrung)

1. Hypothetically, to reverse the act of ringing, or the consequences of the action.

   In a criminal trial, if the prosecution brings in inadmissible evidence that would unfairly prejudice the accused, a mistrial may be warranted. Having the judge admonish the jury to disregard the evidence might not be enough, as the saying goes, 'You can't unring the bell.'

2. (transitive, poetic) To remove a ring from.
   • 1979, John Jefferson Bray, "The Story of Iphis" in Poems 1972-1979

     Her lofty song commands in thrilling strains
     That new-raised woman snap her rusty chains,
     Unring her finger and unbind her breast.

Derived terms

• unring a bell
• you can't unring a bell

Anagrams

• urning

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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