Olympic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Olympic Games.
an Olympic contender.
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of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.
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pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.
noun
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an Olympian deity.
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Olympics. Olympic Games.
adjective
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of or relating to the Olympic Games
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of or relating to ancient Olympia
Etymology
Origin of Olympic
1590–1600; < Latin Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia < Greek Olympikós. See Olympus, -ic
Example Sentences
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We let the Olympic Arts Festival get away from us.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Simril said with the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympic Games coming to Los Angeles over the next two years, “We have a generational opportunity to align the biggest moment in sports.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"We used to test athletes only when they reach the Olympic Games. Today, the system is completely different," Cohen told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
By 10:24 p.m., the equivalent of 20,000 Olympic swimming pools of water flows out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Porter Collins, a two-time Olympic oars-man who had worked with Eisman at Chilton Investment and never really understood why the guy with the bright ideas wasn’t given more authority, came along too.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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