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taxonomy | worthen |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a verb worthen is

to give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.

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

    worthen

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
  • * 1894 , George Egerton, Discords :
    • Woman has cheapened herself body and soul through ignorant innocence, she must learn to worthen herself by all-seeing knowledge.
  • * 1898 , George Egerton, The wheel of God :
    • Then one day — God! how that day worthens all the other days! — he took me, and told me that he loved me — me, poor, plain, ignorant, ugly [...]
  • * 1968 , Bit International:
    • Others however, have been retained and even worthened .

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • .