different between whippersnapper vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• whipper-snapper
• whipper snapper

Etymology

Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?p??snæp?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???p???snæp??/

Noun

whippersnapper (plural whippersnappers)

1. (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person. [from 1670s]
   • 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Eisenhower thought that the President-elect, his junior by over 25 years, was merely a "young whippersnapper."

Synonyms

• upstart

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References

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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