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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
O·lym·pic 
[uh-lim-pik, oh-lim-] Pronunciation Key
[uh-lim-pik, oh-lim-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to Olympia, in Greece. |
| 3. | pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece. |
| 4. | Olympian (def. 3). |
| 5. | an Olympian deity. |
| 6. | Olympics. Olympic Games. (def. 2). |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| O·lym·pic
(ō-lĭm'pĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Olympic
1610, "of or in ref. to Olympos, also Olympia (khora)," town or district in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests in honor of Olympian Zeus were held 776 B.C.E. and every four years thereafter, from Gk. Olympikos, from Olympos, of unknown origin. The modern Olympic Games are a revival, begun in 1896. Not the same place as Mount Olympus, abode of the gods, which was in Thessaly. The name was given to several mountains, each seemingly the highest in its district.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| olympic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners" |
| 2. | of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: Olympian] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Olympic
O*lym"pic\, or Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\, games \games\ . A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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