taxonomy

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Synonyms: taxonomic, taphonomy, taxology, theonomy, axotomy, toponomy, taxonomer

Antonyms: taxonomic, taphonomy, taxology, theonomy, axotomy, toponomy, taxonomer

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q7211}} The [[science]], [[technique]]{{,}} or [[process]] used to make a [[classification]].
2. {{senseid|en|a classification schema}}<!--As of 2025-06, Q7211 subsumes both the science/process and any particular (countable) classification produced by it; this subsumption at Wikidata could possibly be revised later--> A [[classification]]; ''especially'', a classification in a [[hierarchical]] [[system]].
3. {{senseid|en|Q8269924}} {{lb|en|life sciences|uncountable}} The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming [[organism]]s.

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