different between crossroads vs taxonomy

English

Noun

crossroads

1. plural of crossroad

Noun

crossroads

1. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
   • 2010, M. K. Hobson, The Native Star:

2. (by extension) A centrally located position
   • 2005, Jake Logan, Slocum and the Sierra Madras Gold:

   • 2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury:

3. (by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal.
4. (nonstandard) A fork in the road.

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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