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taxonomy | diehard |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and diehard

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while diehard is a person with such an attitude.

As an adjective diehard is

unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.

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

    diehard

    English

    Alternative forms

    * die-hard

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  • Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
  • Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
    • For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.

    Synonyms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with such an attitude.

    • Anagrams

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