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Taxonomy vs Diphthong - What's the difference?

taxonomy | diphthong |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and diphthong

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while diphthong is diphthong.

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

    diphthong

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
  • For example: "ae", "au", "ou"
  • (rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
  • * 1854 , Robert Bigsby, Historical and Topographical Description of Repton, in the County of Derby , Woodfall and Kinder, page 47:
  • And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.
  • * 1860 , Joseph E. Worcester, An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language , A New Edition, Swan, Brewer, and Tileston (publishers), page 12:
  • An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea'' in ''heat'', ''oa'' in ''coal .
  • * 1874 , Theophilus Dwight Hall, A Child’s First Latin Book , John Murray (publisher), page 3:
  • The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .

    Derived terms

    * diphthongal * diphthongize * diphthongization * diphthongoid

    See also

    * glide * ligature