different between wordsmith vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

word +? smith

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /w??(?)dsm??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /w?dsm??/

Noun

wordsmith (plural wordsmiths)

1. One who uses words skillfully.

   She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.

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See also

• prose stylist

Verb

wordsmith (third-person singular simple present wordsmiths, present participle wordsmithing, simple past and past participle wordsmithed)

1. To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.

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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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