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Taxonomy vs Bye - What's the difference?

taxonomy | bye |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and bye

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while bye is (sports) the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team or bye can be .

As an interjection bye is

(colloquial) goodbye.

As a preposition bye is

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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

    bye

    English

    Etymology 1

    Variant form of (by), from (etyl) (being near) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
    • Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
  • (cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
  • (obsolete) A dwelling.
    • (Gibson)
  • (obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
  • * Fuller
    • The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.
    Derived terms
    * (cricket) leg bye

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form of (goodbye).

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (colloquial) Goodbye.
    • Derived terms
    * tatty bye

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)

    • Noun

    • Anagrams

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