As nouns the difference between taxonomy and anaphora
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while anaphora is the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
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
anaphora
English
Alternative forms
* (plural of anaphora) anaphoras, anaphors
* (plural of anaphor) anaphors
Noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
English plurals
English plurals
Derived terms
* anaphoric
Usage notes
* In linguistics, the terms (anaphor) and (term) are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See .
Hypernyms
* (reference to something previously mentioned) endophora
Coordinate terms
* (reference to something previously mentioned) cataphora, exophora, homophora
