Taxonomy vs Preposterous - What's the difference?
taxonomy | preposterous |
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.
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
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As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective preposterous is
absurd, or contrary to common sense.taxonomy
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(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 * ontologypreposterous
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!