In plural. The merrymaking and sports associated with May celebrations.
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific (20) May games1531 In plural. The merrymaking and sports associated with May celebrations. game1636 Usually (in later use always) in plural and often with the. A public gathering or festival at which… With reference to modern times: any of… victorial1657 Games in honour of victory. natal games1728 games held on the anniversary of the birth of a famous person. gathering1828 A bringing together or coming together of people; an assembly or meeting. (In early examples also with prefixed ge-, i-.) spec. An assembly… Olympiad1896 = Olympic Games, n. 1b; (also) a period of four years between these Games. Olympian Games1896 = Olympic Games, n. 1b. Also in extended use: any competitive sports festival. rare. Winter Olympic Games1908 an international competitive winter sports festival, now held every four years in different countries and venues; cf. Summer Olympic Games n. at… winter game1924 plural = Winter Olympic Games n. at winter, n.1 compounds 2. Winter Olympics1924 = Winter Olympic Games n. Olympics1925 In plural. = Olympic Games, n. 1b. spartakiad1928 In the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries: a popular sporting event characterized by the participation of large numbers of people… Winter Olympiad1928 = Winter Olympic Games n. Summer Olympics1931 = Summer Olympic Games n.; cf. summer game, n. 5. paraplegic games1953 a sporting contest for paraplegic competitors, esp. the Paralympics (see Paralympic, n. adj.). Paralympics1954 In plural, with the. An international athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for disabled athletes. Paralympic Games1955 Of, relating to, or designating the Paralympics, esp. in Paralympic Games. Cf. paraplegic games n. at paraplegic, adj. n.compounds. Special Olympics1968 With the. An athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for athletes with mental disabilities. worlds1984 In plural. With capital initial. A world championship or competition. Cf. national, n. 7a. iron man1985 Sport (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A competition held at a surf life-saving event and typically featuring legs of swimming, surf skiing… |
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