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/tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/
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/tækˈsɑ.nə.mi/
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/tækˈsɔn.ə.mi/
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/tɛkˈsɒn.ə.mi/
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[tɛkˈsɔ̟n.ə.mi]
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rhymes with -ɒnəmi
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CMU ARPABET:
T AE2 K S AO1 N AH0 M IY2
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The science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Holonym: ontology (relational rather than solely hierarchical)
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Antonyms: none provided
A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Broader terms: classification, schema, scheme
The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: life sciences
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practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: systematics
Narrower terms: cladistics, cladistic analysis
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hierarchy
Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.
Across languages
Translations
107 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
taksonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Albanian :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Arabic :
عِلْم التَّصْنِيف
(ʕilm at-taṣnīf)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Armenian :
տաքսոնոմիա
(takʻsonomia)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Armenian :
կարգաբանություն
(kargabanutʻyun)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Armenian :
կարգաբաշխություն
(kargabašxutʻyun)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Azerbaijani :
taksonomiya
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Belarusian :
таксано́мія
(taksanómija)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Bulgarian :
таксоно́мия
(taksonómija)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Burmese :
မျိုးခွဲပညာ
(myui:hkwai:pa.nya)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Catalan :
taxonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Chinese Mandarin :
分類學 /分类学
(fēnlèixué)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Czech :
taxonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Danish :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Dutch :
taxonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Esperanto :
taksonomio
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Estonian :
taksonoomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Finnish :
taksonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
French :
taxinomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
French :
taxonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
French :
taxologie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Galician :
taxonomía
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Georgian :
ტაქსონომია
(ṭaksonomia)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
German :
Taxonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Greek :
ταξινομία
(taxinomía)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Hebrew :
טַקְסוֹנוֹמְיָה
(taksonómya)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Hindi :
वर्गिकी
(vargikī)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Hungarian :
rendszertan
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Hungarian :
taxonómia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Icelandic :
flokkunarfræði
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Indonesian :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Italian :
tassonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Japanese :
分類学
(bunruigaku)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Kazakh :
таксономия
(taksonomiä)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Korean :
분류학
(bullyuhak)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Kyrgyz :
таксономия
(taksonomiya)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Latvian :
taksonomija
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Lithuanian :
taksonomija
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Macedonian :
таксономија
(taksonomija)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Malay :
kaji urutan
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Malay :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Maltese :
tassonomija
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Māori :
pūnaha whakarōpū
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Norwegian Bokmål :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Norwegian Nynorsk :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Occitan :
taxonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Occitan :
taxinomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Persian :
آرایهبندی
(ârâye-bandi)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Persian :
آرایهشناسی
(ârâye-šenâsi)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Polish :
taksonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Portuguese :
taxonomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Portuguese :
taxinomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Portuguese :
taxionomia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Romanian :
taxonomie
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Russian :
таксоно́мия
(taksonómija)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Serbo-Croatian :
таксоно̀мија
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Serbo-Croatian :
система̀тика
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Serbo-Croatian :
taksonòmija
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Serbo-Croatian :
sistemàtika
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Slovak :
taxonómia
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Slovene :
taksonomija
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Spanish :
taxonomía
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Swedish :
taxonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Tajik :
таксономия
(taksonomiya)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Thai :
อนุกรมวิธาน
(à-nú-grom-wí-taan)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Tigrinya :
ስነ ምደባ
(sənä mədäba)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Turkish :
sınıflandırma
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Turkish :
taksonomi
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Turkmen :
taksonomiýa
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Ukrainian :
таксоно́мія
(taksonómija)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Uzbek :
taksonomiya
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Vietnamese :
phân loại học
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Welsh :
tacsonomeg
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Yiddish :
טאַקסאָנאָמיִע
(taksonomie)
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Zazaki :
taksonomiye
— science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
Afrikaans :
taksonomie
— classification in a hierarchical system
Arabic :
تَصْنِيف
(taṣnīf)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Bulgarian :
класифика́ция
(klasifikácija)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Catalan :
taxonomia
— classification in a hierarchical system
Chinese Mandarin :
分類法 /分类法
(fēnlèifǎ)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Chinese Mandarin :
分類 /分类
(fēnlèi)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Danish :
taksonomi
— classification in a hierarchical system
Danish :
systematik
— classification in a hierarchical system
Finnish :
taksonomia
— classification in a hierarchical system
French :
taxinomie
— classification in a hierarchical system
Galician :
taxonomía
— classification in a hierarchical system
Greek :
ταξινόμηση
(taxinómisi)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Hungarian :
osztályozás
— classification in a hierarchical system
Japanese :
分類法
(bunruihō)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Japanese :
分類
(bunrui)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Korean :
분류법
(bullyubeop)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Korean :
분류
(bullyu)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Malay :
taksonomi
— classification in a hierarchical system
Maltese :
tassonomija
— classification in a hierarchical system
Norwegian Bokmål :
taksonomi
— classification in a hierarchical system
Norwegian Nynorsk :
taksonomi
— classification in a hierarchical system
Portuguese :
taxonomia
— classification in a hierarchical system
Portuguese :
taxinomia
— classification in a hierarchical system
Portuguese :
taxionomia
— classification in a hierarchical system
Romanian :
taxonomie
— classification in a hierarchical system
Romanian :
ierarhică clasificare
— classification in a hierarchical system
Russian :
система́тика
(sistemátika)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Russian :
классифика́ция
(klassifikácija)
— classification in a hierarchical system
Serbo-Croatian :
таксоно̀мија
— classification in a hierarchical system
Serbo-Croatian :
taksonòmija
— classification in a hierarchical system
Swedish :
taxonomi
— classification in a hierarchical system
Swedish :
systematik
— classification in a hierarchical system