Olympic

[uh-lim-pik, oh-lim-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games.

   an Olympic contender.

2. of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.

3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.

4. Olympian.

noun

1. an Olympian deity.

2. Olympics. Olympic Games.

Olympic

/ əˈlɪmpɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games

2. of or relating to ancient Olympia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Olympic¹

1590–1600; < Latin Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia < Greek Olympikós. See Olympus, -ic

Example Sentences

He impressed in the World Baseball Classic and led Japan to Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games.

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One Tuesday last February, alone in a pool in North Carolina, a former Olympic swimmer took exactly 20.89 seconds to prove that his highly-tailored doping program was working.

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China used it in 2008 to try to stop rain from falling on Beijing's Olympic stadium.

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This is Canada, so the photograph you probably will see this week is one of father and son, simultaneously doffing their caps in the outfield at Olympic Stadium, when Guerrero played for the Montreal Expos.

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She even hinted recently that she may consider returning for yet another shot at Olympic glory.

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