different between wifebeater vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• wife beater
• wife-beater

Etymology

From wife +? beater. The lager acquired this nickname because, being relatively strong, it was thought to lead to drunken disputes.

Pronunciation

Noun

wifebeater (countable and uncountable, plural wifebeaters)

1. One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats his wife, or a husband prone to violence.
2. (US, slang) A kind of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt.
3. (uncountable, Britain, slang) Stella Artois, a brand of lager beer.

Synonyms

• (one who beats one’s wife): abusive husband
• (a kind of sleeveless shirt): A-shirt, athletic shirt, beater, muscle shirt, singlet (chiefly Australia, UK), tank top, vest

Translations

See also

• wife-beating question

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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