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taxonomy | addicting |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb addicting is

or addicting can be .

As an adjective addicting is

(us) causing addiction.

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

    addicting

    English

    Verb

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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US) Causing addiction.
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    • , passage=whether any of the substances possess addicting properties is very difficult to determine on animals, although efforts are being made to study this aspect of the problem on dogs and monkeys.}}
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    • Usage notes

    * Considered non-standard outside of the United States. * (term) also has the meaning "characterised'' by addiction", as in "an ''addictive personality", which (addicting) does not.

    Synonyms

    * addictive

    Derived terms

    * addictingly * nonaddicting * readdicting

    References

    * Dictionaries without an entry for this adjective include: Larousse Gran Diccionario Inglés-Español/Spanish-English, ''Merriam-Webster Online'', ''MSN Encarta Dictionary'', ''Webster’s Third New World International Dictionary'', ''American Heritage Dictionary'' (online), ''Random House Dictionary (online). * However, it is in the Oxford English Dictionary'' where it is listed as ''informal , with citations going back to 1939. *

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