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Taxonomy vs Hippiedom - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hippiedom

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hippiedom is the state or quality of being a hippie.

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

    hippiedom

    English

    Alternative forms

    *hippydom

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being a hippie.
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=November 11, author=Tom Boeker, title=Hair, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=But James, unlike the rest, avoids the pitfall of trying to figure out what constitutes hippiedom
  • *2011 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 2 Apr 2011:
  • *:We first went to Aberystwyth when I was 13, at the height of my parents' hippydom .