Olympiad/Olympian
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:39 pm
Olympiad
SYLLABICATION: O·lym·pi·ad
PRONUNCIATION: -lmp-d
NOUN: 1. An interval of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned dates. 2. Sports A celebration of the modern Olympic Games.
ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from Middle English Olympiades, Olympiads, from Latin Olympias, Olympiad-, Olympiad, from Greek Olumpias, Olumpiad-, from Olumpia, Olympia, Greece, site of the Olympic Games.
And also:
Olympian
SYLLABICATION: O·lym·pi·an
PRONUNCIATION: -lmp-n
ADJECTIVE: 1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to the greater gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon, whose abode was Mount Olympus. 2a. Majestic in manner. b. Superior to mundane affairs. c. Surpassing all others in scope and effect: Olympian efforts were mounted to keep the city from going bankrupt. 3. Of or relating to the Olympic games. 4. Of or relating to the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants.
NOUN: 1. Greek Mythology One of the 12 major gods and goddesses inhabiting Mount Olympus. 2. One who is superior to all others: an intellectual Olympian. 3. A contestant in either the ancient or the modern Olympic Games. 4. A native or inhabitant of the region of Olympia in Greece.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
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Is someone olympianically shattering up the old China?
SYLLABICATION: O·lym·pi·ad
PRONUNCIATION: -lmp-d
NOUN: 1. An interval of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned dates. 2. Sports A celebration of the modern Olympic Games.
ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from Middle English Olympiades, Olympiads, from Latin Olympias, Olympiad-, Olympiad, from Greek Olumpias, Olumpiad-, from Olumpia, Olympia, Greece, site of the Olympic Games.
And also:
Olympian
SYLLABICATION: O·lym·pi·an
PRONUNCIATION: -lmp-n
ADJECTIVE: 1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to the greater gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon, whose abode was Mount Olympus. 2a. Majestic in manner. b. Superior to mundane affairs. c. Surpassing all others in scope and effect: Olympian efforts were mounted to keep the city from going bankrupt. 3. Of or relating to the Olympic games. 4. Of or relating to the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants.
NOUN: 1. Greek Mythology One of the 12 major gods and goddesses inhabiting Mount Olympus. 2. One who is superior to all others: an intellectual Olympian. 3. A contestant in either the ancient or the modern Olympic Games. 4. A native or inhabitant of the region of Olympia in Greece.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
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Is someone olympianically shattering up the old China?