/ əˈlɪmpiən; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) like a god; powerful and impressive
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.:from Latin Olympus (the home of the twelve greater gods identified with Mount Olympus) + -ian .
/ əˈlɪmpiən; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) like a god; powerful and impressive
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.:from Latin Olympus (the home of the twelve greater gods identified with Mount Olympus) + -ian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005