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Taxonomy vs Consociate - What's the difference?

taxonomy | consociate |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and consociate

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while consociate is (obsolete) an associate; an accomplice.

As a verb consociate is

(obsolete|intransitive) to associate, partner.

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

    consociate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An associate; an accomplice.
  • * Bishop Hall
  • wicked consociates

    Verb

    (consociat)
  • (obsolete) to associate, partner
  • * 1662 , , Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 129:
  • "In the first place therefore, it cannot but amuse a mans mind to think what these officious Spirits should be that so willingly sometimes offer themselves to consociate with a man: "
  • (obsolete) To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite.
  • * Mallet
  • Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds.
  • (US) To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation.
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