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Meaning of OLYMPIC

Pronunciation:  ow'limpik

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"
  2. [adj]  of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
 
 Synonyms: Olympian
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O*lym"pic\, or Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\, games \games\ .
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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