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Olympiad definition

Olym·piad (ō lim′pē ad′, ə-; -əd)

noun

  1. in ancient Greece, any of the four-year periods between Olympic games: used by the Greeks in computing time
  2. a celebration of the modern Olympic games

Etymology: Fr olympiade < Gr Olympias (gen. Olympiados) < Olympia, Olympia (the plain)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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