Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Olympics"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ (-an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ (-p[i^]k), a.
[L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr.
'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique. See {Olympiad}.]
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled
as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in
Elis.

{Olympic games}, or {Olympics} (Greek Antiq.), the greatest
of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks,
consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to
Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia,
and continuing five days.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Olympics
n : the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4
years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympics},
{Olympiad}]

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