Olympics

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Olympic games \O*lym"pic games\, or Olympics \O*lym"pics\
     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.
  
     Note: There are now two sets of modern Olympic games, the


           summer games and the winter games. Both had been held
           every four years, in the same year, but in 1998 for the
           first time the winter games began to be held two years
           after the summer games, though each series is still
           held only once every four years. The number and types
           of sports contests held at the olympics has greatly
           expanded from the original number.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Olympics
       n : the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4
           years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympiad}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "Olympics":
     Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games, bout, carousel, concours,
     contest, derby, encounter, engagement, field day, fight, game,
     games, go, gymkhana, joust, match, matching, meet, meeting, rally,
     regatta, rencontre, test, the Olympics, tilt, tournament, tourney,
     track meet, trial