Olympic

Olympic
adjective Date: 1590 1. Olympian I 2. of or relating to the Olympic Games

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Olympic — (adj.) c.1600, of or in reference to Mount Olympos, also to Olympia (khora), town or district in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests in honor of Olympian Zeus were held 776 B.C.E. and every four years thereafter; from Gk. Olympikos,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Olympic — /euh lim pik, oh lim /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender. 2. of or pertaining to Olympia, in Greece. 3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece. 4. Olympian (def. 3). n. 5. an Olympian deity. 6. Olympics. See… …   Universalium

  • Olympic — Olympiad, Olympian, Olympic An Olympiad is an old term for a period of four years between Olympic Games (used principally in ancient dating), and a particular celebration of the ancient Olympic Games (and is occasionally also applied in the same… …   Modern English usage

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