different between yayness vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

yay +? -ness

Pronunciation

Interjection

yayness

1. (slang, childish) yay; hooray
   • 2000, "Miss Sparkle", Much yayness of the yay variety! (on Internet newsgroup alt.uk.penpals)

     Wooo, yayness for you also! :)

   • 2001, "Belegdel", ten for ten [poll] (on Internet newsgroup aus.culture.gothic)

     I finally have Aliens Special Edition! Yayness!

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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