olympic

UK /əˈlɪmpɪk/ US /əˈlɪmpɪk/

adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

Olympic torch

Olympic champion

Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.

noun

Five consecutive ducks.

Collocations

ADJ.

awful, former, gold

She won an olympic gold medal in swimming at the Paris games last summer.

VERB + OLYMPIC

opening, part, participate, participated, preparing, ring, watching

She participated in the Olympic Games and won a gold medal for her country.

OLYMPIC + NOUN

athlete, champion, competitions, event, medal, p, torch, tv

She won an olympic medal in swimming at the Paris games last summer.

PREP.

about, around, in, in, on, on

The whole city was buzzing with excitement around the Olympic Games.

ADV.

only

She trained only olympically in the summer, focusing on other sports during winter months.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

olympian

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Olympic torch

Wiktionary

Olympic champion

Wiktionary

Olympic medal

Wiktionary

In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.

Tatoeba · #20237

I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.

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The Olympic Games are held every four years.

Tatoeba · #64806

Usage Notes

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In some senses, olympic is marked as slang, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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