transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlim-pē-ˌad, ō- ]
noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English Olympias, from Latin Olympiad-, Olympias, from Greek, from Olympia, site of ancient Olympic Games
Date: 14th century
1. : one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games by which time was reckoned in ancient Greece
2. : a quadrennial celebration of the modern Olympic Games ; also : a competition or series of competitions resembling an olympiad especially in variety or challenge
the mathematics olympiad