olympic : Idioms & Phrases
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olympic games
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noun the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Olympics; Olympiad.
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noun the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
Olympian Games.
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Olympic games , ∨ Olympics
(Greek Antiq.) , the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.
Webster 1913
olympic god
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noun a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Olympian.
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olympic national park
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noun a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
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olympic salamander
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noun small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
Rhyacotriton olympicus.
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winter olympic games
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noun an Olympics for winter sports
Winter Olympics.
