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OS — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Olympics name The Olympic Games, the major international multi-sport competition held every four years.

Senses

OS is used for these senses in English:

  • ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:
  • Olympic Games An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]
  • Olympics The Olympic Games.

Olympics — full definition

  1. name The Olympic Games, the major international multi-sport competition held every four years.
  2. noun Informally, any intense competition or rivalry, used loosely and often humorously.

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