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Taxonomy vs Cryptolect - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cryptolect |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cryptolect

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cryptolect is (linguistics) a secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

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

    cryptolect

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
    • Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

    Derived terms

    * cryptolectal

    References

    * “ cryptolect, n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry, March 2006)