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Monumental vs Taxonomy - What's the difference?

monumental | taxonomy |

As an adjective monumental

is in the manner of a monument.

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

monumental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the manner of a monument.
  • Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
  • Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
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    • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
    "a monumental task"

    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