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olym·pi·ad
/əˈlɪmpiˌæd, o-/
[奧運的] 四年期
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
O·lym·pi·ad
n.
1.
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
Corœbus
in
the
foot
race
,
which
took
place
in
the
year
776
b
.
c
.;
as
,
the
era
of
the
olympiads
.
2.
The
quadrennial
celebration
of
the
modern
Olympic
games
;
as
,
the
first
Olympiad
(1906).
See
Olympics
.
Syn:
--
Olympic
games
,
Olympics
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Olympiad
n
1:
one
of
the
4-year
intervals
between
Olympic
Games
;
used
to
reckon
time
in
ancient
Greece
for
twelve
centuries
beginning
in
776
BC
2:
the
modern
revival
of
the
ancient
games
held
once
every
4
years
in
a
selected
country
[
syn
:
Olympic Games
,
Olympics
]
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