Olympiad
1. one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC • Hypernyms: time period, period of time, period 2. the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country • Syn: Olympic Games, Olympics • Hypernyms: athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics • Hyponyms: Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics
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