taxonomic
|tax-o-nom-ic|
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/ˌtæk.səˈnɑː.mɪk/
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/ˌtæk.səˈnɒm.ɪk/
relating to classification/arrangement
Etymology
'taxonomic' originates from Modern Latin and Greek roots via New Latin, specifically from the New Latin word 'taxonomia' (from Greek 'taxis' and 'nomos'), where 'taxis' meant 'arrangement' and 'nomos' meant 'law' or 'usage'.
'taxonomic' changed from the New Latin/Modern Latin word 'taxonomia' and the noun 'taxonomy' into the adjective 'taxonomic' in English through scientific usage in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Initially, the roots referred to 'arrangement' or 'a method of arranging'; over time the term came to mean 'relating to the classification or systematic arrangement' as used in biology and other fields.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to taxonomy, the science or practice of classifying organisms or items into ordered groups.
The researchers published a taxonomic study of the new beetle species.
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Adjective 2
arranged or organized according to a system of classification.
The library's taxonomic ordering made it easy to find similar works.
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