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taxonomy | twelfty |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a numeral twelfty is

(nonstandard) one hundred twenty; 120.

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

    twelfty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * twelvety

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) One hundred twenty; 120.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , title=Arithmetic, Oral and Written , author=Thomas H. Palmer , page=36 , year=1854 , passage=Thirty-six from a hundred and twenty-nine? [twelvety -nine.]}}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , title=Report and Proceedings of the Convention , page=1 , author=International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union , year=1922 , passage=The twelfty-six [126] weeks' strike taught us the value of being organized}}

    Related terms

    * eleventy