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As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a proper noun bedfordshire is

a midland county of england, county town bedford, bounded by northamptonshire, cambridgeshire, hertfordshire and buckinghamshire.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    bedfordshire

    English

    (wikipedia Bedfordshire)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
  • (British, slang) Bed.
  • * 1993 , Tom Wakefield, War Paint
    • I'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five.
  • * 1998 , Mary Sheepshanks, A Price for Everything
    • Now come along young lady, up to Bedfordshire .

    Usage notes

    The slang sense is used only for bed in its uncountable sense of a place to sleep, never to refer to an individual piece of furniture.

    Derived terms

    * Bedfordshire clanger