Taxonomy vs Despight - What's the difference?
taxonomy | despight |
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.
* 1590 , ,
*:??That ever Ladie to her love did chose,
*:??Let now abate the terror of your might,
*:??And quench the flame of furious despight ,
*:??And bloudie vengeance; lo th' infernall powres,
*:??Covering your foe with cloud of deadly night,
*:??Have borne him hence to Plutoes balefull bowres.
* 1714 , , Dennis' Invitation to Steele ,
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and despight
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while despight is obsolete spelling of despite.As a preposition despight is
obsolete spelling of despite.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologydespight
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Noun
(-)- In haste Duessa from her place arose,
- And to him running said, O prowest knight,
- The conquest yours, I yours, the shield, the glory yours.
- I'll bid adieu to gravity, and drink;
- And, though I can't put off a woful mien,
- Will be all mirth and cheerfulness within:
- As, in despight of a censorious race,
- I most incontinently suck my face.
