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   taxonomy

   /takˈsɒnəmi/

   noun

   • 1. the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
   • ▪ the classification of something, especially organisms: "the taxonomy of these fossils"
   • ▪ a scheme of classification: "a taxonomy of smells"

   Word Origin early 19th century: coined in French from Greek taxis ‘arrangement’ + -nomia ‘distribution’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. taxonomically adverb
   • 2. taxonomist noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • Y

     4

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