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Olympic

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O-lym′pi-an

(ō̍-lĭm′pĭ-an)
,

O-lym′pic

(ō̍-lĭm′pĭk)
, }
Adj.
[L.
Olympius
,
Olympicus
, Gr.
Ὀλύμπιος
,
Ὀλυμπικός
, fr.
Ὄλυμπος
: cf. F.
olympique
. See
Olympiad
.]
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.