taxonomy

noun

/tækˈsɒnəmi/

/tækˈsɑːnəmi/

(plural taxonomies)

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[uncountable] the scientific process of classifying things (= arranging them into groups)分类学
- plant taxonomy植物分类学
[countable] a particular system of classifying things分类法；分类系统

Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek taxis ‘arrangement’ + -nomia ‘distribution’.

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