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Taxonomy vs Websterism - What's the difference?

taxonomy | websterism |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and websterism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while websterism is (dated) an orthographic convention due to (1758-1843), american lexicographer and spelling reformer.

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

    websterism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) An orthographic convention due to (1758-1843), American lexicographer and spelling reformer.
    • The spelling ''theater'' for ''theatre'' is a Websterism .
  • * 1860 , The North American Review
    • Again, the spelling of such words as "center" and "traveler" is not an Americanism, though to be found in a few American books, but a Websterism ...
  • * 1881 , Isaac Pitman, Pitman's Journal of Commercial Education
    • ...this improvement will no longer figure as an Americanism or a Websterism .