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Taxonomy vs Purist - What's the difference?

taxonomy | purist |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and purist

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while purist is an advocate of purism.

As an adjective purist is

of or pertaining to purism.

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

    purist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to purism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of purism

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

  • (l)

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , purist, puristi , purista, purista , puristu, puristima , purista, puriste , puriste, puristi , puristu, puristima , puristom, puristima }}

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