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English

Etymology

From uvula +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ju?vj?l??/

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula.
2. (phonetics) Of a sound, articulated with the uvula.

Translations

Noun

uvular (plural uvulars)

1. (phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.

Translations

Danish

Noun

uvular

1. (phonetics) uvular

Declension

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uvu?la???/
• Hyphenation: uvu?lar

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

1. uvular

Declension

Derived terms

• Uvular

Further reading

• “uvular” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From French uvulaire

Adjective

uvular m or n (feminine singular uvular?, masculine plural uvulari, feminine and neuter plural uvulare)

1. uvular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ubu?la?/, [u.??u?la?]

Adjective

uvular (plural uvulares)

1. uvular

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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