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Taxonomy vs Allay - What's the difference?

taxonomy | allay |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and allay

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while allay is alleviation; abatement; check.

As a verb allay is

to make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

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

    allay

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
  • to allay popular excitement
    to allay the tumult of the passions
  • To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
  • to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity
  • (obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Mark IV:
  • And the wynde alayed , and there folowed a greate calme: and he sayde unto them: why are ye fearfull?
  • * Shakespeare
  • When the rage allays .
  • (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
  • (Fuller)

    Quotations

    He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Study in Scarlet

    Synonyms

    * alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet

    Noun

  • alleviation; abatement; check
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