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olympics |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ (-an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ (-p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr 'O`lympos: cf F. olympique See {Olympiad}.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. {Olympic games}, or {Olympics} (Greek Antiq.), the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Olympics n : the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympics}, {Olympiad}]
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