Olympic
/əˈlɪmpɪk/ adjective, noun
Forms Olympics
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games. “Olympic torch; Olympic champion; Olympic medal; Olympic qualifiers”
- adjective Of a standard associated with the Olympic Games. “Olympic swimming pool”
- adjective (informal) Very large or powerful.
- adjective (rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.
- adjective (rare) Detached or liberated from petty concerns; godlike.
- adjective (rare) Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.
- noun (cricket, slang) Five consecutive ducks.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. Olympic games, or Olympics (Greek Antiq.), the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.
Etymology [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. olympique. See Olympiad.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Olympic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details