olimpiada — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
olimpiada is used for these senses in English:
- Olympiad (by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) 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.
- Olympic Games (historical, Ancient Greece) A sporting festival held every four or five years on the Plain of Olympia in southern Greece, in honour of Zeus. [from 16th c.]
- Olympics The Olympic Games.
Olympiad — full definition
- noun The four-year period between one Olympic Games and the next, or, loosely, the Games themselves.
- noun A large competition modeled on the Olympics, especially an academic contest held every few years, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Olympics — full definition
- name The Olympic Games, the major international multi-sport competition held every four years.
- noun Informally, any intense competition or rivalry, used loosely and often humorously.