Olympiad
A four-year period, particularly those based on Hippias's computations of the ancient…A four-year period, particularly (historical) those based on Hippias's computations of the ancient Olympic Games which placed Coroebus's footrace victory in 776 BCE and (sports) those based on the modern Summer Olympic Games first held in 1896.
» A student from our school won the city mathematics olympiad.
Ученик нашей школы победил в городской математической олимпиаде.
Meaning
3 sensesA four-year period, particularly (historical) those based on Hippias's computations of the ancient Olympic Games which placed Coroebus's footrace victory in 776 BCE and (sports) those based on the modern Summer Olympic Games first held in 1896.
one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
(proscribed, sometimes)Synonym of Olympic Games: an instance of the ancient or modern Olympic Games.
Olympiade
олимпиа́даolimpiáda
олімпіадаolimpiada
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
(broadly)A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.
the International Mathematical Olympiad... the Science Olympiad... the International Science Olympiads... the Women's Chess Olympiad...
Olympiade
олимпиадаolimpiada
олімпіадаolimpiada
Examples
1 sentencesA student from our school won the city mathematics olympiad.
ruУченик нашей школы победил в городской математической олимпиаде.
Translations
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Origin
From the plural forms Olimpiades, Olympiades, and Olympiadiz of Middle English Olimpias anFrom the plural forms Olimpiades, Olympiades, and Olympiadiz of Middle English Olimpias and Olympias (“ancient Olympic Games, 4-year period between these games, intense battle or competition”) from Middle French Olympiade and Old French Olympiade (“ancient Olympic games, 4-year period between these games”), from Latin Olympias (“4-year period between Olympic Games”) whose genitive form was Olympiados or Olympiadis), from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς (Olumpĭắs, “ancient Olympic Games, 4-year period between these games”) whose plural form was Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́δες (Olumpĭắdes), from Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpĭ́ā, “Olympia”), the town in ancient Greece where the games were held, + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, a suffix forming feminine adjectives or nouns), from either Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or related to Mount Olympus, Olympian, the Olympian Zeus”) or Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: OlympiadsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country:Olympic GamesOlympics