O·lym·pi·ad ( -l m p - d )n. 1. An interval of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned dates. 2. Sports A celebration of the modern Olympic Games. [Back-formation from Middle English Olympiades, Olympiads, from Latin Olympias, Olympiad-, Olympiad, from Greek Olumpias, Olumpiad-, from Olumpia, Olympia, Greece, site of the Olympic Games.] |
Olympiad [əˈlɪmpɪˌæd]
n
1. (General Sporting Terms) a staging of the modern Olympic Games
2. (Historical Terms) the four-year period between consecutive celebrations of the Olympic Games; a unit of ancient Greek chronology dating back to 776 bc
3. (General Sporting Terms) an international contest in chess, bridge, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  Olympiad - one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BCperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| 2. |  Olympiad - the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected countryWinter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics - an Olympics for winter sports |
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