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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024O•lym•pic Games /əˈlɪmpɪk ˈgeɪmz, oʊˈlɪm-/USA pronunciation n. [plural* usually: the + ~]- SportAlso, Oˈlym•pics. a modern international sports competition traditionally held every four years but after 1992 with Summer Games and Winter Games alternating every two years.
O•lym•pic, adj. [before a noun]:Olympic athletes. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Olym′pic Games′, - Also called Olym′pian Games′. the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus.
- Sporta modern international sports competition, held once every four years.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Olympic Games n (functioning as singular or plural)- the greatest Panhellenic festival, held every fourth year in honour of Zeus at ancient Olympia. From 472 bc, it consisted of five days of games, sacrifices, and festivities
- Also called: the Olympics the modern revival of these games, consisting of international athletic and sporting contests held every four years in a selected country since their inception in Athens in 1896
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