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Definition of taxonomy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taxonomy

noun
 
/tækˈsɒnəmi/
 
/tækˈsɑːnəmi/
(plural taxonomies)
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  1. [uncountable] the scientific process of classifying things (= arranging them into groups)
    • plant taxonomy
  2. [countable] a particular system of classifying things
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek taxis ‘arrangement’ + -nomia ‘distribution’.
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