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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024O•lym•pi•ad (ə lim′pē ad′, ō lim′-),USA pronunciation n. (often l.c.) - a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776b.c.
- Sporta celebration of the modern Olympic Games.
- Greek Olympiás noun, nominal use of the adjective, adjectival: of Olympus. See Olympia, -ad1
- Latin Olympiad-, stem of Olympias
- Middle English 1350–1400
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