OLYMPIC


Meaning of OLYMPIC in English

/euh lim"pik, oh lim"-/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender.

2. of or pertaining to Olympia, in Greece.

3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.

4. Olympian (def. 3).

n.

5. an Olympian deity.

6. Olympics . See Olympic Games . (def. 2).

[ 1590-1600; Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia Olympikós. See OLYMPUS, -IC ]

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