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Taxonomy vs Legitimation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | legitimation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and legitimation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while legitimation is legitimization.

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

    legitimation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
  • (obsolete) Legitimacy.
  • *c. 1595 , (William Shakespeare), King John , First Folio 1623, I.1:
  • *:I am not Sir Roberts sonne, / I haue disclaim'd Sir Robert and my land, / Legitimation , name, and all is gone [...].
  • The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
  • *2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 231:
  • *:Le Paige established a legitimation for the Parlement's authority which was part history, part romantic fiction, and part political wishful thinking.

    • Synonyms

    * legitimization ----