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| O·lym·pi·ad [ ō límpee àd ] (plural O·lym·pi·ads) |
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1. single Olympic Games: an occasion when the modern Olympic Games take place
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2. four-year period for calculating dates: the four-year interval between one Olympic Games and the next, used by the ancient Greeks as a way of calculating dates
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| [14th century. Via Latin< Greek Olumpia, where the games were held] |
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