Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Olympic Games.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Olympus or Mount Olympus, or to Olympia in Greece.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Olympus , a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or toOlympia , a small plain in Elis. - adjective Of or pertaining to the
Olympic Games
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- adjective of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
- adjective of or relating to the Olympic Games
Etymologies
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Examples
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•Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil finished first in moguls qualifying ahead of American Heather McPhie at the World Cup event at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Fore, right! 2010
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Or is it assumed that by the end of the Games, sticking the name Olympic on anything will be the commercial kiss of death? characters left.
Evening Standard - Home Mark Blunden 2011
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After all, a defining principle of the modern IOC is "universality" _ the idea that every country should have the chance to participate actively in what it calls the Olympic Movement.
unknown title 2009
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On the other hand, the greatest hockey victory in Olympic history took place 30 years ago, by a team comprised entirely of college kids from Minnesota, Michigan, and Massachusetts, against a team of highly-skilled veterans primarily from Moscow and Leningrad, who played together year-round in a competitive league with excellent training facilities.
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This post is fairly stupid as everyone knows that a gold medal in Olympic hockey comes down to who has the best goalie.
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Among other highlight performances last week in Olympic sports:
Diver Troy Dumais wins two medals, athlete of the week award 2010
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Nice to see justices apparently paying attention to international law where it actually is relevant, rather than ignoring it as in Olympic Airways v. Husain.
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The serious implication is that corporate forces paid the "Mystery Man" to frame Johnson because they did not want him to win Olympic gold.
Ben Johnson: 'My revelations will shock the sporting world' Donald McRae 2010
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The report is quite clear about what London 2012 may and may not be able to do, and includes a detailed consideration of how to evaluate the "opportunity cost" of investing in Olympic programmes for physical activity and for sport.
London Olympics will not inspire inactive people to take up sport 2009
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Among other highlight performances last week in Olympic sports:
Solinsky sets U.S. record in 10,000, wins athlete of the week award 2010
dailyword commented on the word Olympic
This will be going on in London soon.
July 26, 2012