Definitions for: Olympiad


[n] the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
[n] one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC



Webster (1913) Definition: O*lym"pi*ad, n.
The quadrennial celebration of the modern Olympic games; as,
the first Olympiad (1906).


O*lym"pi*ad ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*[a^]d), n. [L.
olympias, -adis, Gr. 'olympia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'O`lympos
Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. olympiade.] (Greek
Antiq.)
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned
time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic
games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor[oe]bus in
the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the
era of the olympiads.

Synonyms: Olympic Games, Olympics

See Also: athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics, period, period of time, time period, Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics

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