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nymphet
English
Alternative forms
- nymphette
Etymology
From nymph +? -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.
Noun
nymphet (plural nymphets)
- (obsolete) A small nymph. [17th-19th c.]
- 1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171:
- Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.
- 1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171:
- A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.]
Usage notes
More common than the alternative spelling nymphette, which uses the more standard feminine suffix -ette.
Synonyms
- jailbait, lolita, nymph
Translations
References
- The changing English language, Brian Foster, 1968, pp. 185–186 – on spelling nymphet versus nymphette
nymphet From the web:
taxonomy
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)
- 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.
Synonyms
- taxonomics
- (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy
Coordinate terms
- nomenclature
- ontology
Derived terms
Translations
taxonomy From the web:
- what taxonomy means
- what taxonomy are humans
- what taxonomy do humans belong to
- what taxonomy is not a type of taxonomy
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