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Taxonomy vs Practic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | practic |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and practic

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while practic is a person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

As an adjective practic is

(archaic) practical.

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

    practic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Practical.
  • *, II.i.4.3:
    • They that intend the practic cure of melancholy, saith Duretus in his notes to Hollerius, set down nine peculiar scopes or ends […].
  • (obsolete) Cunning, crafty.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
    • she vsed hath the practicke paine / Of this false footman [...].

    Derived terms

    * practical

    Related terms

    * practise

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