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Taxonomy vs Metathesis - What's the difference?

taxonomy | metathesis |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and metathesis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while metathesis is (prosody) the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

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

    metathesis

    English

    (wikipedia metathesis)

    Noun

    (metatheses)
  • (prosody) the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/
  • (inorganic chemistry) the double decomposition of inorganic salts
  • (organic chemistry) the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped

    • Related terms

    * metathetic * metathesize

    See also

    * spoonerism

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