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taxonomy | swingeing |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a verb swingeing is

(archaic).

As an adjective swingeing is

(british) large, immense.

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

    swingeing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) large, immense
  • powerful, scathing (a swingeing verbal attack )
  • * The Economist , June 16th 2012. "Special Report: The melting north", p. 4.
    • Perhaps not since the felling of America's vast forests ... has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. The consequences for Arctic ecosystems will be swingeing .

    Synonyms

    * whopping