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Webster 1913 Edition
Olympiad
O-lym′pi-ad
(ō̍-lĭm′pĭ-ăd)
, Noun.
[L.
olympias
, -adis
, Gr. ὀλυμπιάς
, ὀλυμπιάδος
, fr. Ὄλυμποσ
Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. olympiade
.] 1.
(Greek Antiq.)
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 Corœbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776
b. c.
; as, the era of the
. olympiads
Webster 1828 Edition
Olympiad
OLYM'PIAD
,Noun.
A period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, and constituting an important epoch in history and chronology. The first Olympiad commenced 775 years before the birth of Christ, and 22 years before the foundation of Rome. The computation by Olympiads ceased at the three hundred and sixty fourth Olympiad, in the year 440 of the christian era.
Definition 2024
Olympiad
Olympiad
See also: olympiad
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Olympiad (plural Olympiads)
- (historical) 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 Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
- An occurrence of the Olympic games.
- A competition or series of competitions resembling an Olympiad, especially in science.
Synonyms
- (instance of the games): Olympics, Olympic Games, Games of the Olympiad
Derived terms
Translations
period of four years
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olympiad
olympiad
See also: Olympiad
Swedish
Noun
olympiad c
- olympiad (period of 4 years between Olympic Games)
- Olympic Games
Declension
| Inflection of olympiad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | olympiad | olympiaden | olympiader | olympiaderna |
| Genitive | olympiads | olympiadens | olympiaders | olympiadernas |
Related terms
- sommarolympiad
- vinterolympiad