Taxonomy vs Jilt - What's the difference?
taxonomy | jilt |
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.
To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and jilt
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while jilt is a woman who jilts a lover.As a verb jilt is
to cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.taxonomy
English
(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 * ontologyjilt
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Verb
(en verb)- Tell a man passionately in love, that he is jilted ; bring a score of witnesses of the falsehood of his mistress, it is ten to one but three kind words of hers shall invalidate all their testimonies.