Olympiad (redirected from Olympiads)

O·lym·pi·ad  (-lmp-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.

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[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.]

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Olympiad

Noun

1. a staging of the modern Olympic Games

2. an international contest in chess or other games

Thesaurus

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 BC period, 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 country Olympic Games, Olympics athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics - an Olympics for winter sports