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taxonomy | witter |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective witter is

(obsolete|or|dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.

As a verb witter is

(intransitive|intransitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.

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

    witter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) witter, witer, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) witteren, witeren, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
  • to speak at length on a trivial subject.
    • She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
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