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Taxonomy vs Autobiography - What's the difference?

taxonomy | autobiography |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and autobiography

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while autobiography is a self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

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

    autobiography

    English

    (wikipedia autobiography)

    Noun

  • A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
  • * (Samuel Clemens)
    • Autobiography
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter XI , passage=Here I was interrupted, as I'm so often interrupted when giving my views on the Yeoman's Wedding Song, by her saying that she was dying to hear all about it but would rather wait till she could get it in my autobiography .}}

    Synonyms

    * memoir

    Antonyms

    * heterobiography

    Derived terms

    * autobiographical, autobiographically

    Related terms

    * biography