Olympus

[ uh-lim-puhs, oh-lim- ]

/ əˈlɪm pəs, oʊˈlɪm- /

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noun

Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9,730 feet (2,966 meters).

a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. 7,954 feet (2,424 meters).

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Words nearby Olympus

Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Olympic-size, Olympio, Olympus, Olympus Mons, Olympus, Mount, Olynthus, Om, OMA

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How to use Olympus in a sentence

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Du Maurier was one of the great names of British theatre, she regarded ‘a summons’ from him to be a ‘bugle call from Olympus.’
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Then Declan tried to capture Venus in the frame of our borrowed Olympus hand-held camera.
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Seeing the luggage piled “Olympus high,” so as to occasion an alarming oscillation.
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And during that time they were gods, real live dwellers on Olympus, flaming Joves to poor mortal Semeles.
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At the extremity of the Taurus is Olympus a mountain,251 the piratical hold of Zenicetus, and a fortress of the same name.
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The name of the promontory is Olympus, and upon it is a temple of Venus Acræa, not to be approached nor seen by women.
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British Dictionary definitions for Olympus

Olympus

/ (əʊˈlɪmpəs) /

noun

Mount Olympus a mountain in NE Greece: the highest mountain in Greece, believed in Greek mythology to be the dwelling place of the greater gods. Height: 2911 m (9550 ft)Modern Greek name: Ólimbos

Mount Olympus a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. Height: 2427 m (7965 ft)

a poetic word for heaven

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