O ‧ lym ‧ pi ‧ ad /əˈlɪmpi-æd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Olympiade , from Greek , from Olympia ]
a particular occasion of the modern Olympic Games:
the 25th Olympiad
O ‧ lym ‧ pi ‧ ad /əˈlɪmpi-æd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Olympiade , from Greek , from Olympia ]
a particular occasion of the modern Olympic Games:
the 25th Olympiad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012