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taxonomy | beatnik |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and beatnik

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while beatnik is a person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and whose manner of dress reflects a rejection of conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.

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

    beatnik

    English

    (wikipedia beatnik)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and whose manner of dress reflects a rejection of conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
  • A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "beatnik")

    See also

    * Baghdad by the Bay (also coined by Herb Caen) * hepcat * hippie, hippy * jazznik

    References

    English words suffixed with -nik ----