Taxonomy vs Olympian - What's the difference?
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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.
Of or relating to the Greek gods; godlike, celestial.
Aloof; remote and superior.
* 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 51:
Of or relating to Olympia or .
Of or relating the Olympic Games.
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades.
Someone from Olympia.
(sports) An athlete competing in the Olympics.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and olympian
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while olympian is (greek mythology) any of the 12 principal gods of the greek pantheon; zeus, hera, poseidon, ares, hermes, hephaestus, aphrodite, athena, apollo, artemis, demeter, and hades.As an adjective olympian is
of or relating to the greek gods; godlike, celestial.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyolympian
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The Olympian distance he so carefully cultivated was shot through with genuine exhaustion.