Olympiad – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Olympiad
n.
celebration of the modern Olympic Games occurring every four years; period of four years between the ancient Olympic festivities by which the Greeks kept track of the passage of time
Olympiad
Olympiad
Noun
1. one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
2. the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
(synonym) Olympic Games, Olympics
(hypernym) athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
(hyponym) Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics
Olympiad
(n.)
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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