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Taxonomy vs Dolour - What's the difference?

taxonomy | dolour |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dolour

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dolour is (literary) a painful grief or suffering.

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

    dolour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dolor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (literary) A painful grief or suffering.
  • :* 1605', But for all this thou shalt have as many '''dolours for thy daughters as thou canst tell in a year. — William Shakespeare, ''King Lear II.ii
  • * 1874 , , X
    • Perchance a congregation to fulfil
    Solemnities of silence in this doom,
    Mysterious rites of dolour and despair
    Permitting not a breath or chant of prayer?