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taxonomy | regretfully |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adverb regretfully is

in a regretful manner, with regret.

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

    regretfully

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a regretful manner, with regret.
  • (proscribed) Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a (sentence adverb) (to introduce and modify an entire sentence).

    • Usage notes

    In careful usage, regretfully means with'' regret (in a manner expressed with regret, expressing remorse), while regrettably means ''deserving'' regret (sadly, unfortunately), and in the body of sentences this distinction is observed: regrettably/regretfully], Paul Brians, Common Errors in English Usage ''John regretfully asked for forgiveness,'' not ''*John regrettably asked for forgiveness,'' and ''The weather was regrettably terrible,'' not ''*The weather was regretfully terrible.'' These terms are occasionally conflated, a practice noted and decried since Fowler 1926 (in the forms regretful and regrettable).''Merriam-Webster's dictionary of English usage, 1994, ISBN 978-0-87779132-4, [http://books.google.com/books?id=2yJusP0vrdgC&pg=PA808&q=regretfully%20regrettably p. 808 However, in use as a (sentence adverb), these are sometimes used interchangeably to mean “unfortunately”, a practice noted since the 1960s in the United States, as in: Regrettably, it is raining'' or ''Regretfully, it is raining,'' the latter being proscribed by some. This is similar to and possibly influenced by the use of hopefully, which predates this usage of regretfully''', and is both far more popular than '''regretfully and has no precise equivalent, *''hopeably not existing.

    Synonyms

    * (in a regretful manner) (l), (l) * (unfortunately) (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Related terms

    * *

    References