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taxonomy | indelve |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb indelve is

to bury.

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

    indelve

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To bury.
  • To dig or delve into.
  • *1959 , Traffic Service Corporation, Traffic world: Volume 103 :
    • Although this port brings out that there are known cases where, on interline traffic, the delivering carrier had collected, but failed to remit to the consignor, it did indelve into the liability of the initial carrier to the consignor,
  • To ingrave.
  • *2006 , Robert L. Vincent, Jr., Consuelo M. Vincent, The Prophecy and Testament :
    • The Vision was in the form of a Book in heaven with small and minute in script and indelved upon Gold of the purest form.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

    * Charles Richardson, Supplement to A new dictionary of the English language , in-delve.