Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - olympic
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adj. & n. --adj. of ancient Olympia or the Olympic games. --n. (the Olympics) the Olympic games. Phrases and idioms Olympic games 1 an ancient Greek festival held at Olympia every four years, with athletic, literary, and musical competitions. 2 a modern international revival of this as a sports festival held every four years since 1896 in different venues. Etymology: L Olympicus f. Gk Olumpikos of Olympus or Olympia (the latter being named from the games in honour of Zeus of Olympus) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. олимпийский Olympic champions —- чемпионы Олимпийских игр Olympic monotype —- швер(т)бот-монотип "Олимпик" ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) олимпийский; - Olympic games 2) - Olympic green OLYMPIC games олимпийские игры OLYMPIC green min. медянка; изумрудная/малахитовая зелень ...Англо-русский словарь
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(Olympics) 1. Olympic means relating to the Olympic Games. ...the reigning Olympic champion. ADJ: ADJ n 2. The Olympics are the Olympic Games. She won the individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics. N-PROPER: the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1610, in reference to Olympia, town in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests were held every four years from 776 B.C.E. Not the same place as Mount Olympus, abode of the gods, which was in Thessaly. Olympiad "period of four years" (between Olympic games) was in late M.E. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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