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Taxonomy vs Attributive - What's the difference?

taxonomy | attributive |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and attributive

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while attributive is an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.

As an adjective attributive is

modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.

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

    attributive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
    • In "this big house", "big" is attributive , whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
  • Having the nature of an attribute.
  • *
    • Since both Attributes'' and ''Adjuncts'' recursively expand N-bar into N-bar, it seems clear that the two have essentially the same function, so that ''Attributes'' are simply pronominal Adjuncts (though we shall continue to follow tradition and refer to attributive premodifiers as ''Attributes'' rather than ''Adjuncts ).

    Antonyms

    * predicative

    Derived terms

    * attributively * attributive adjective * attributive noun * attributive verb

    Related terms

    * attribute

    Noun

    (wikipedia attributive) (en noun)
  • (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.
    • In "this big house," "big" is an attributive , while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
    In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.