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Taxonomy vs Interlingual - What's the difference?

taxonomy | interlingual |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective interlingual is

(linguistics|translation studies) spanning across multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.

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

    interlingual

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (linguistics, translation studies) Spanning across multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.
  • * 2004 , Wolfram Wilss, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes , edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 9:
    • Why is translation suitable as a subject-matter of academic study, or to raise this question in a somewhat different and perhaps more challenging form: What distinguishes everyday, intralingual communication from interlingual , "exceptional" communication?

    Antonyms

    * intralingual