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Definition of taxonomy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

taxonomy

noun

NAmE//tækˈsɑnəmi//

(pl. taxonomies)

1[uncountable] the scientific process of classifying things (= arranging them into groups) plant taxonomy

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2[countable] a particular system of classifying things

taxonomic

NAmE//ˌtæksəˈnɑmɪk//

adjectiveSee taxonomy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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