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Definition of: Olympiad
(ō·lim′pē·ad) noun
1. The interval of four years between two successive celebrations of the Olympic games, by which intervals the ancient Greeks reckoned time: sometimes erroneously used to designate the games or their celebration.
2. The modern Olympic games. [<MF Olympiade <L Olympias, -adis <Gk. Olympias, -ados <Olympios OLYMPIAN]
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