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Taxonomy vs Roundelay - What's the difference?

taxonomy | roundelay |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and roundelay

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while roundelay is (music) a poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.

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

    roundelay

    English

    (wikipedia roundelay)

    Alternative forms

    * rondelay

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
    • (Spenser)
    (Tennyson)
  • A dance in a circle.
  • Anything having a round form; a roundel.

    • See also

    * rondeau * roundel