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[ uh-lim-pee-ad, oh-lim- ] / əˈlɪm piˌæd, oʊˈlɪm- /
noun (often lowercase)a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c. a celebration of the modern Olympic Games. Origin of Olympiad1350–1400; Middle English <Latin Olympiad-, stem of Olympias<Greek Olympiás noun use of the adj.: of Olympus. See Olympia, -ad1 OTHER WORDS FROM OlympiadO·lym·pi·ad·ic, adjectiveWords nearby OlympiadOlson, Olsztyn, Olwen, olykoek, Olympia, Olympiad, Olympian, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OlympiadThe Moscow Olympiad in 1980 was boycotted partially, not revoked. Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’|Tunku Varadarajan|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mustering a coalition of disapproval for the World Cup should be much easier than it would be for an Olympiad. Best Way to Punish Putin? No World Cup|Tunku Varadarajan|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Monday, July 15, 1912, was the last day of the Fifth Olympiad in Stockholm. The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST In her final Olympiad, Khorkina was once again a favorite, but lost to Patterson by .176. Olympics ‘Travesty’: Jordyn Wieber’s All-Around Gymnastics Exclusion|Tricia Romano|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The interval of four years between the games was called an Olympiad. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897|Various They begin from Cecrops, and come down to the 160th Olympiad. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant It was acted in the archonship of Ameinon, in the fourth year of the 87th Olympiad. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides As to naming her in the same Olympiad with great old Pasta, I am sure that is ridiculous. Letters of Edward FitzGerald|Edward FitzGerald Ghiberti, who was a literary man, says that Andrea Pisano lived in the 410th Olympiad. Donatello|David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for Olympiad
nouna staging of the modern Olympic Games the four-year period between consecutive celebrations of the Olympic Games; a unit of ancient Greek chronology dating back to 776 bc an international contest in chess, bridge, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |