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Taxonomy vs Apanage - What's the difference?

taxonomy | apanage |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and apanage

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while apanage is a grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.

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

    apanage

    English

    (wikipedia apanage)

    Alternative forms

    * appanage

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
  • * 1942': they suspected that Peter II was only waiting till he had saved enough of his '''apanage to run away to some more civilized country. — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1046)
  • A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position.

    • Anagrams

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