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Taxonomy vs Beholding - What's the difference?

taxonomy | beholding |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and beholding

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while beholding is the act by which something is beheld.

As a verb beholding is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective beholding is

obsolete form of lang=en.

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

    beholding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1612 , Shakespeare, Henry VIII , V, 5
    • I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor,
    And your good brethren, I am much beholding ;
    I have received much honour by your presence,
    And ye shall find me thankful.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.
  • * Fuller
    • So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is beheld.
  • * Robert Trail
    • But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.