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Taxonomy vs Conveyance - What's the difference?

taxonomy | conveyance |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and conveyance

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while conveyance is an act or instance of conveying.

As a verb conveyance is

to transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

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

    conveyance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * conveyaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or instance of conveying.
  • #(lb) A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.
  • #*1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
  • #*:She told me, not thinking I had been myself, that I was the prince's jester, that I was duller than a great thaw; huddling jest upon jest with such impossible conveyance upon me, that I stood like a man at a mark, with a whole army shooting at me.
  • A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
  • *
  • *:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
  • An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

    • Verb

    (conveyanc)
  • (legal) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.