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taxonomy | straitjacket |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and straitjacket

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while straitjacket is a jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

As a verb straitjacket is

(literally) to put someone into a.

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

    straitjacket

    English

    (wikipedia straitjacket)

    Alternative forms

    * strait jacket, strait-jacket, straightjacket

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
  • A metaphor used to describe a range of situations seen as (unpleasantly?) confining or restricting.
  • * 2009 , Michael Giffin, Quadrant , November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:
    • [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket ; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.

    Synonyms

    * strait waistcoat (dated)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (literally) To put someone into a .
  • (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.