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 olym·pi·ad /əˈlɪmpiˌæd, o-/
 [奧運的] 四年期

 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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 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]