Taxonomy vs Fabian - What's the difference?
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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.
Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general (Fabius Maximus), whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.
* 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2004, p. 745:
Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
(by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As a proper noun fabian is
, equivalent to fabian.taxonomy
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(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 * ontologyfabian
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Hood complained behind his commander's back to Richmond of Johnston's Fabian strategy.