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Apollo vs Polo - What's the difference?

apollo | polo |

As nouns the difference between apollo and polo

is that apollo is (astronomy) an asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 au, and perihelion distances less than 1017 au while polo is field.

As a proper noun apollo

is (greek god|roman god): the son of zeus and leto, (or jupiter and latona), and the twin brother of artemis, (or diana) oxford dictionary of world mythology'', arthur cotterell, oxford university press, 1986 he was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; ''webster's college dictionary , random house, 2001 and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

apollo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A very handsome young man.
  • A butterfly, also known as (mountain apollo) ().

    • polo

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
  • A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
  • (countable) A polo shirt.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 22, Mike Albo, Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148. }}

    Usage notes

    The word polo has the following commercial uses: * - A white mint flavoured sweet with a hole in the centre. * (VW Polo) - A type of car manufactured by Volkswagen

    Derived terms

    * polo shirt - A T-shaped shirt with a collar and two buttons. * polo neck - A garment, usually a sweater, with a round, high collar that folds over and covers the neck. (Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. polo-necked jumper.) * water polo - A version of the game above, played in a swimming pool instead of on horseback.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "polo")

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