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O⋅lym⋅pi⋅an

  [uh-lim-pee-uhn, oh-lim-]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
2. pertaining to Olympia in Elis.
3. of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain.
–noun
4. an Olympian deity.
5. a contender in the Olympic Games.
6. a native or inhabitant of Olympia.
Origin:
1585–95; < LL Olympiānus, equiv. to L Olympi(us) (< Gk Olýmpios, deriv. of Ólympos Olympus ) + -ānus -an

Related forms:
O⋅lym⋅pi⋅an⋅ly, adverb
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O·lym·pi·an   (ō-lĭm'pē-ən)   
adj.  

  1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to the greater gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon, whose abode was Mount Olympus.

    1. Majestic in manner.

    2. Superior to mundane affairs.

    3. Surpassing all others in scope and effect: Olympian efforts were mounted to keep the city from going bankrupt.

  3. Of or relating to the Olympic Games.

  4. Of or relating to the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants.

n.  

  1. Greek Mythology One of the 12 major gods and goddesses inhabiting Mount Olympus.

  2. One who is superior to all others: an intellectual Olympian.

  3. A contestant in either the ancient or the modern Olympic Games.

  4. A native or inhabitant of the region of Olympia in Greece.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Olympian 
"of or belonging to Olympus" (1603); the noun meaning "a great god of ancient Greece" is attested from 1843; sense of "one who competes in the (modern) Olympic Games" is from 1976.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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