Taxonomy vs Sophomore - What's the difference?
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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.
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
(US) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
(US, horse-racing) A three year old horse.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sophomore
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sophomore is (us) a second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.As an adjective sophomore is
(us) the second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologysophomore
English
(wikipedia sophomore)Adjective
(-)- The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.
Noun
(en noun)- She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.
- The filly had looked promising as a sophomore , but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.
Derived terms
* softmore * sophomoricReferences
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