olympics(n = noun.event) olympiad, olympic games - the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country;
is a kind of athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics
has particulars: winter olympic games, winter olympics
A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
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