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taxonomy | overmuch |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a determiner overmuch is

(chiefly|british) very much; too much.

As an adverb overmuch is

(chiefly|british) too much; overly much.

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

    overmuch

    English

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (chiefly, British) very much; too much
  • * 1990 , , Britain's defence dilemma: An inside view (rethinking British defence policy in the post-imperial era) , page 78,
    • This seemed to me a more important priority in 1959 than overmuch argument about nuclear philosophical heresies of one kind or another.

    Adverb

  • (chiefly, British) too much; overly much
    • Some readers do not care overmuch for poetry.