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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and festschrift

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while festschrift is a tribute or memorial volume filled with essays and articles by admirers in memory of a colleague.

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

    festschrift

    English

    (wikipedia festschrift)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tribute or memorial volume filled with essays and articles by admirers in memory of a colleague.
  • *1996 , (David Foster Wallace), Infinite Jest , Abacus 2013, p. 65:
  • *:Incandenza's burial in Québec's L'Islet County was twice delayed by annular hyperfloration cycles. Cornell University Press announced plans for a festschrift .
  • * 2002 Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa
    • I do not have the opportunity here because of the extent of time to go through the whole text but it will be published in English if anyone is interested in the festschrift for Prima Niles retirement as General Secretary of the Council for World Mission, so if anyone is interested it will come there.

    Usage notes

    In English, often written capitalized, following German orthography: singular Festschrift', plural ' Festschriften – and/or italicized.

    See also

    * (l) * (l) * (l) – artistic analog * (l)